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1/7/12 9:59 PM | Johan Lindahl
Lleyton Hewitt is taking his new gig as ambassador for the pre-Australian Open Sydney event seriously, with the former No. 1 keen to sell a tournament that he once dominated with four titles, to a larger tennis public.
"I'm the ambassador of the tournament so I've tried to help out a little bit obviously behind the scenes, just with a few different things. It's been good," said the 30-year-old now ranked 186th, who led his nation at the Hopman Cup in Perth during the first week of 2012.
"The (Sydney) tournament's got a solid base but there's a lot of room for improvement to become a bigger tournament. Obviously it's one of the greatest cities across the world (so) hopefully it can go from strength to strength."
In view of the impending end of his career over the next few seasons, Hewitt has been brushing up on his broadcast skills, serving for the second year as an occasional colour announcer in the booth at the Hopman mixed team tournament.
Informal reviews give the two-time grand Slam champion a chance as a more permanent fixture once his tennis days are behind.
The biggest Hewitt question mark will be the state of a big toe which required surgery last spring and has been his bane ever since. He gave little away in Perth, but did manage to play all three of his singles matches while partnering Jarmila Gajdosova in the mixed.
"The focus was to come here and get plenty of court time, test the movement and try to get my ball-striking as close to where I want it going into Melbourne," Hewitt said. "The three matches have been perfect for me."
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