Hewitt progresses into US Open final
Lleyton Hewitt booked his place in the final of the US Open with a straight-sets win over Joachim Johansson.
The Aussie, seeded four, roared to a 6-4 7-5 6-3 win over 28th-ranked Swede Johansson.
In the final, Hewitt will play the winner of the other semi-final between Britain’s Tim Henman and Roger Federer of Switzerland.
The 2001 champion and a 2002 Wimbledon winner, Hewitt posted his sixth consecutive straight-sets victory at Flushing Meadows and extended his winning streak to 16 matches.
No man in the Open era has won the US Open title without dropping a set.
Hewitt broke Johansson in the 10th game of the first set, the 12th of the second and the eighth of the third.
The 23-year-old Aussie was never broken by the 22-year-old Swede and saved his only break point – in the fifth game of the first set.
Johansson, who beat number two seed and defending champion Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals, was playing his first grand slam semi-final and Hewitt for the first time.
For some time, Johansson has been dating 21-year-old Jaslyn Hewitt – his opponent’s sister.
Jaslyn, a player on the women’s circuit, chose not to sit in either player’s box.
US Open - Men’s Singles Semi-final result:
(4) Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt (28) Joachim Johansson (Swe) 6-4 7-5 6-3
