Tennis: Hewitt will return to winners' circle - Sampras

Pete Sampras handed over the keys to his Grand Slam kingdom early this morning and predicted that US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt could reign for the next 10 years.

Tennis: Hewitt will return to winners' circle - Sampras

Pete Sampras handed over the keys to his Grand Slam kingdom early this morning and predicted that US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt could reign for the next 10 years.

The tennis legend was humiliated for the second year running on Arthur Ashe stadium, Hewitt’s lightning fast legs taking him to a resounding 7-6 6-1 6-1 victory in what was virtually a carbon-copy of Marat Safin’s humiliation of Sampras 12 months ago.

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