The MyFABETennis blog awards the Breakout Player in a Grand Slam to the player ranked out of the Top 100 who reaches the deepest part of the draw, usually in the fourth round, or a round higher or lower.
For this year's Australian Open, an Aussie wins the award, and although Lleyton Hewitt is not exactly a newbie, he breaks out this year in a big way after slipping a lot last year. He is currently ranked #181, and beat three players ranked higher than him to set up an enticing fourth round match with current #1 player, Novak Djokovic. Lleyton is also a former #1 player in the world, so the past meets the present in that match - and Lleyton has the whole Australian crowd behind him.
Whether he wins or not, Lleyton should surely crack the Top 100 or at least land near it.
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