Lleyton Hewitt and Frank Dancevic Advance To Second Round in Washington

Former world No. 1 Llyeton Hewitt began his quest for his second ATP World Tour of the year on Monday, defeating American Donald Young 7-5, and 6-2, during the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Hewitt has not competed on the tour his quarterfinal finish at Wimbledon, opting to rest his aging body, in the hopes of a strong end to the season. The Aussie weathered a strong first set fight by Young, which included two breaks of serve and three aces. Fortunately for Hewitt, his return-of-serve was up to the task, which included three breaks of serve, and eighty two percent of his first serve points won. After the first set was captured by Hewitt, Young's historic struggles continued, and he faded without a fight. Hewitt would be skeptical going into his match against Young, never having played the Chicago native. With no experience to derive a definite game-plan against his opponent, Hewitt asked fellow Aussie's, Chris Guccione ...