Wimbledon: Hewitt cruises in biggest rout since ’84

? Lleyton Hewitt made certain this Wimbledon of surprises wouldn’t end with one.

The No. 1-ranked player kept his temper in check, his strokes on the lines, and wasn’t fazed by rain delays or a streaker’s show.

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt, left, and Argentina's David Nalbandian hold their trophies. Hewitt won their men's singles championship match, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, Sunday on Centre Court at Wimbledon, England.

Hewitt won his second Grand Slam title with a command performance, beating greener-than-grass David Nalbandian, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2, Sunday in a baseliners’ duel that produced the most lopsided Wimbledon final since 1984.

At 21, the Australian is the tournament’s youngest champion since Boris Becker won it a second time in 1986 at 18.

“I kept looking at the scoreboard to see if it was real,” Hewitt said. “It’s an unbelievable feeling. I always dreamed that some day I would be playing for this trophy.”

Nalbandian’s nerves showed on the match’s very first point a double fault. He had every right to be a bit shaken: Before this fortnight, the 20-year-old Argentine had never played in a tour-level grass-court event, had never been past the third round in three majors.

His first shot on Centre Court came the morning of the final, when he practiced with coach Gabriel Markus for 30 minutes.

“I didn’t care about the conditions, the stadium, the situation,” the 28th-seeded Nalbandian said. “It was difficult because Lleyton is playing very good.”

Dictating play and going for corners or lines repeatedly, Hewitt had more winners (30-12) and fewer unforced errors (25-41) than Nalbandian.

Ripping returns off both wings, Hewitt broke Nalbandian’s serve eight times.

Just as the players came out of the locker room after the first delay, a male streaker hopped out of the stands, dropped his clothes and shoes on court, and pranced around for two minutes. He danced, somersaulted over the net and bowed to a laughing crowd while being chased by guards brandishing red sheets like matadors.

It might just have been the most excitement on court.

Not only was Nalbandian never in the match (he trailed 4-0 after just 16 minutes), but both players were content to stay anchored to the baseline for double-digit-stroke rallies.