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he may have been unbankable favorite for tennis's Greatest Prize but even Leighton huitt had to have his bags checked by security when turning up for the match of his life his opponent David na bandan a virtual unknown from Argentina amazingly making the final on his debut at the sports Holy Grail and you can see he's a little up tight Not only would the winner claim the glory but more than a million dollars in prize money hu enjoying a perfect start breaking now Ban's first service game H he then punished the nervous Argentinian early and often too good at this stage he's just letting Albanian suffer the Wimbledon debutant double fating to give hu the first set so the agony continues the Australian was murdering towards a demolition job when wimbledon's fickle weather forced the covers on and the players off also coming off was a spectator's CL hello we've got a Streaker on the court uh this is incredible he's going to jump the net oh there he goes once the Center Court showoff was under wraps now bandan started to get over his stage fry well a fish pump there for nban as he finally breaks the hu serve more rain and another delay then the world number one came out firing Beauty hu straight sets winner the new Prince of Wimbledon and is heated two grand slam titles now foron and he hasn't dropped the set in final as a kid growing up um as soon as you pick up a tennis record you want to be in that situation and I wasn't going to let it go that's for sure like our last champion 15 years ago go Leon hu could not wait to thank the people who matter most Stenberg Hayden Kim chers and now Mom and Dad Shell Shocked after being hit by the huitt hurricane Argentine David Nandan could only look on as the new champion who joined the ranks of Australian sporting Legends vast in the glory our Wimbledon drought broken and Leon knew is now set for long Reign at the top this is his second Grand Slam title and at just 21 you'd have to think many more will follow but for now the focus was on this Victory and he summed it up in a way only Australians can now this um this is a real rer so I don't really want to let go of away from Center Court Aussie fans who laid claim to what was once Henman Hill hailed their new champion open he's going to do prime minister John Howard was another to extend his congratulations from Greece where he's on an official visit he's got an enormous future in thought of him back at Wimbledon and hu was soaking up his success the wind netted him $1.5 million with much more to come in endorsements this tournament is all about tradition and only hours after stepping Off Center Court he was fronting up at the seavo hot tell for the Black Tie winners ball it will be a night and a day to remember the world's number one now holder of the most coveted title in tennis Damen Ryan National 9 News he's now one of the biggest names in sport and after a long night of celebrations Leighton hu was making doubly sure he really was The Wimbledon champion it's a very unreal feeling at the moment until it you know sinks improperly at the scene of his TR Triumph there was further proof the famous honor board displaying the newest member of this elite club yeah it's an incredible start to my career anyway and you hopefully with with injuries and everything going the right way that you know I I can you put myself in a position to win more slams at just 21 hu is being hailed as the future Tiger Woods of tennis he's already collected more than $15 million in prize money and the experts believe he could dominate the sport for a while he need never work again Leighton huitt has no plans to retire just yet he'll take the next two weeks off before turning his attention to the defense of his US Open title sit in the beach somewhere yeah go on a holiday you chill out it's likely girlfriend Kim kers will join him amid speculation the Aussie champ recently popped the question and the rumors that you're engaged or you getting married more media rumors mate Damen Ryan reporting for Nightline with a summer of tennis right around the corner Wide World of Sports has every angle covered from match highlights press conferences and every breaking news story Wide World of Sports is your home of tennis so click that subscribe button so you don't miss a thing this summer

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