Hewitt too much for Nalbandian in Wimbledon final

London (Reuters): World number one Lleyton Hewitt crushed Argentine debutant David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title.

At the end of the most onesided men's Wimbledon final since John McEnroe beat Jimmy Connors for the loss of just four games in 1984, Hewitt sank to his knees then shook his opponent's hand and raced into the guest box to kiss his parents and his girifriend Kim Clijsters.

"It's a real ripper," he said breathlessly afterwards.

The Australian top seed showed all his class, commitment and determination to earn his second grand slam crown in a match interrupted twice by drizzle and disrupted once by a dancing male streaker.

"I had to look up at the scoreboard to see if it was real," Hewitt added. "It's unbelievable."

Nalbandian, 20 and playing his first men's tournament at Wimbledon, looked nervous and tight-limbed from the outset, producing nine unforced errors in the first three games.

The imperious Hewitt pounced on every loose ball, converting his first break point in the first game, winning his own serve comfortably then breaking the Argentine again on his fourth break point in the third game with a magnificent cross-court winner.

Looking every inch the top player in the world, Hewitt, 21, then won his own serve to love.

The Center Court crowd, famed for supporting the underdog, cheered when the young Argentine finally won a game, producing his first two clear winners after saving two break points.

Nalbandian had come through the side of the draw rocked by the loss of the top players such as Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in the first week.

"It's a big day," he said afterwards. "It's my first grass tournament so it's unbelievable for me ... I hope next year when I come back for the second time I'm going to win the final."

Nalbandian showed some of his earlier tournament sparkle when he put the US Open champion under pressure in the sixth game, earning two break points when Hewitt dumped two balls into the net. But the 21-year-old Australian, who dropped only two sets on his way to the final, stuck to his task to go 5-1 up.

Nalbandian looked to the heavens in desperation in the seventh game as he crumpled to 40-0. He saved one set point with a diving volley in the manner of Boris Becker, but his next shot was a double fault to hand Hewitt the set in 33 minutes.

Hewitt had a couple of fragile moments in the first game of the second set and had to save two break points to hold serve. But he was helped by Nalbandian, who put a couple of forehands wide as a light drizzle began to fall.

Nalbandian appealed to the umpire to halt the match as the players changed ends and with rain still in the air, Mike Morrissey complied.

The players were off court for only 15 minutes for the weather but the resumption was held up by the arrival of a streaker, who leapt from the crowd naked, took off his shoes and did a little dance in front of the net.