The current world number #1 and a former world #1 do battle on Rod Laver Arena in the last match of the day. Hewitt has already pulled off some good victories this tournament and seems to be somewhat revived. Djokovic has only lost 10 games so far this tournament and so is clearly in good form, although I'm sure you already knew that. If Hewitt is going to do any damage in this match he's going to have to play exceptionally well.
Hewitt is primarily a counter puncher and forces his opponent into long rallies, winning a decent proportion of them. But how many people can consistently win long rallies against Djokovic in this type of form? No one. Not even Nadal could manage to do it consistently in their many meetings during last season. So Plan A is not going to work for Hewitt. Although Hewitt is a good mover on the court, Djokovic is the best mover in the game right now and on top of this Djokovic possesses a lot more power than his opponent. Nor does Hewitt have a dangerous serve to protect his own service games with.
You've probably already realised that I can only see one winner in this match. Djokovic in three.
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