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Hewitt struggles as Federer restores order
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-30 10:42
BANGKOK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt survived four match points to
edge past Justin Gimelstob and take his place in the quarter-finals of the
Thailand Open on Thursday.
France welcomed the
return of captain Zinedine Zidane and striker David Trezeguet for their
upcoming World Cup qualifiers on Thursday although injured Thierry Henry
has been left out of the squad. [Reuters] | The
second-seeded Australian was made to scrap all the way before eventually
clinching a 6-4 5-7 7-6 victory.
"When he keeps coming at you like that he's a tough player to play against,"
a relieved Hewitt said.
"But in the clutch moments I played pretty well. That was probably the best I
played, when the pressure was actually on. That's a good sign, but I haven't
really served well the last couple of days and hopefully it can improve
tomorrow."
Hewitt faces home hero Paradorn Srichaphan next.
Roger Federer recovered his poise to cruise past Germany's Denis Gremelmayr
6-3 6-2.
The Swiss world number one has now won 74 matches this year, matching
Spaniard Rafael Nadal, and looked far more comfortable than in his opening
match.
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