In their early meetings, Lleyton Hewitt had the advantage over the fellow young gun Roger Federer. Facing each other for the first time in Lyon 1999, Hewitt knew how to tame the rival’s shots and impose his game, winning seven of their first nine encounters.In the 2003 Davis Cup semi-final, Lleyton came from two sets to love down against Roger in Melbourne to seal the deal for Australia, with two rivals meeting on the same court in the Australian Open fourth round next January.Seeking his first notable result at the Australian Open, Federer took down Alex Bogomolov Jr., Jeff Morrison and Todd Reid in …

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