Leyton Hewitt attributed his new fitness to the private training of a member of the notorious Bra Boy surf gang.
Hewitt was training at Melbourne Park yesterday in a T-shirt.
Kurt Bahram, a proud Bra Boy and a shirt given to him by a professional boxer.
Slogan on shirt-
\"Guardian of my brother\"-
It\'s a Bra Boy\'s favorite, tattooed on the chest of one of its most famous former professional surfers, Koby Abberton. Bahram, a 28-year-
The old mid-order fighter, before the Australian Open, which starts tonight, has become an unlikely source of Hewitt\'s increased strength and speed.
\"He\'s a monster,\" Bahram told me last night . \"
His determination is second to none.
I had him go through some tense meetings and he didn\'t show any signs of injury.
\"Then I thought maybe I didn\'t train him enough, but he later told me, \'You beat me up \'.
\"That\'s why he did so well in a Grand Slam and he\'s been there all the time.
\"Boxing and tennis are actually very similar, using the same muscles.
You have to have a strong core to hit the ball and you have to have a strong core to hit the ball hard.
\"Hewitt has never had a lack of resilience or a fight, and he spent a lot of time before the game
Season training with Bahram and strength training coach Nathan Martin, sweating around kuji and Bondi. The 31-year-old world No.
81 won the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne on Saturday and showed outstanding performance at the Brisbane International Motor Show last week, giving him an incredible tour of ATP for 17 years
Hewitt has a house in the eastern suburbs, and before November and December, he trains once a week with Bahram for six weeks, working at the Martin fitness center at the junction of Bondi, and work near Coogee park.
The two met for 12 months and met through Martin for 90-
Only one hour of exercise is scheduled.
Barham ready to start again
In February 22, at the Marconi Club, Lenny sapavonia launched his own career on the bench to prepare for the potential white blood cell Middle East middleweight championship battle in April.
While he has the same circle as the famous Bra Boys Sunny, Jai, Dakota and Koby Abberton, bahram says he is an example for children who grew up in the suburbs of southeast Sydney. \"I\'m Maroubra-Born and raised.
\"South Sydney, red and green until I die,\" he said . \".
\"I know you think of all the bad publicity when you think of \'Bra Boy\', but there are a lot of good things on the beach too.
\"In a way, I\'m also trying to show that there\'s good publicity here.
Hope I can be a role model for the children.
Hewitt\'s answer is No.
The seeds of the first round of the Australian Open tonight, Janko Tipsarevic.