MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Veterans Lleyton Hewitt and Serena Williams starred on Rod Laver Arena for the evening session of Day 2 at the Australian open.
Australian Hewitt rallied from 2-5 in the final set to put down German Stebe7-5, 6-4, 3-6 7-5.
Yeah, it was always going to be tough no matter who I played. I just haven’t played a lot of matches.
“Yeah, he’s a quality player,” said Hewitt. ” He’s a lot better than what his ranking is at the moment. He had his breakthrough year last year, played very well towards the end of the year. I spoke to quite a few guys in the locker room and stuff after the draw came out. A lot of people spoke very highly of him.
“”He’s had quality wins against Davydenkos, and Ferreros in big ATP events.
“I knew he was going to be dangerous. Conditions probably suited him out there. Quite slow conditions. So it gave him a little bit more time. He just sort of has big cuts from bot...
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