Hewitt and Blake Can "Wildcard" to the u.s. Open

AFP/WILLIAM WEST, Australia Tennis Player Lleyton Hewitt.

OHIO, Kompas.com -tennis player Lleyton Hewitt, Australia got a wildcard to appear at the US Open Grand Slam. The same ticket obtained United States tennis player James Blake. Thus, the American Tennis Association announced Tuesday (14/8/2012).

Hewitt, the 2001 champion, defeating Mikhail Youzhny Wimbledon perempatfinalis 6-4, 6-4 in Cincinnati tournament is open, showing the progress of the tournament field is hard, after all this time playing on grass.

31-year-old tennis player forced Novak Djokovic playing three sets before losing in the London Olympics. In July, he advanced to the finals in Newport, Rhode Island, when it lost to American players, John Isner.

While Blake, who twice advanced to the quarter-finals of the us open, is ranked world number 106. But she advanced to the round of eight in Washington Open earlier this month.

Wildcards also obtained a tennis twice NCAA champion, Steve Johnson (United States), as well as the French tennis player Guillaume Rufin. Thus, they will join the US Open tournament raffle held 27 August to 9 September. The u.s. open was the last grand slam of the season.