Hewitt advances to Halle quarters
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June 10, 2010, Thursday
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AUSTRALIA'S Lleyton Hewitt has beaten Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
He joins Philipp Petzschner in the last eight after the German player defeated Viktor Troicki of Serbia in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-3 yesterday.
Hewitt, seeded eighth, had to cope with the effects of a neck injury, though, and was leading 5-2 in the first set of the second round match when he first called for the physiotherapist, after less than half an hour's play.
After a short break, the 32nd-ranked Australian returned to the court to quickly finish off his opponent, receiving a massage at every change of ends.
On Tuesday, Roger Federer grabbed a break in each set to defeat Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round.
Playing his first match as the new second-ranked player following Rafael Nadal's return to the No. 1 spot with his victory at the French Open, Federer was forced to work hard against a plucky opponent before sealing the win.
The Swiss player, who will defend his Wimbledon title later this month, was happy to be back playing on grass again.
"I think any surface change has something nice about it, but grass obviously is the most special one because you are only one month on it, so every day you have the chance to play on this surface is a special day," he said.
"I feel it is something you want to savor as long as you are on the surface."
Mikhail Youzhny became the third seeded player to be knocked out of the tournament after losing to German wildcard Nicolas Kiefer 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in first-round action.
No. 2 Nikolay Davydenko defeated Simon Greul of Germany 7-6 (1), 6-0.
In London, champion Andy Murray and Andy Roddick whacked away the clay from their shoes and began their build up to Wimbledon by beating little-known opponents on a rain-blighted day at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
Murray, who last year became the first Briton to win the title in 71 years, kicked off his grasscourt campaign with a 7-6 (8), 6-3 win over Spaniard Ivan Navarro while Roddick was at his ruthless best in a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Russia's Igor Kunitsyn.
Third seed Murray initially seemed taken aback at the sight of a serve-and-volleying Spaniard but once he had got over that shock he found his groove to book a place in the third round. "Tricky play, not what you expect from a Spaniard coming forward on every point," Murray said.
That win, and the feel of grass beneath him, would have come as a relief to Murray who has endured a wretched run since finishing runner-up to Roger Federer at the Australian Open. He has yet to win a title in 2010 and went out in the fourth round of the French Open.
Sixth seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils was upset by Germany's Rainer Schuettler, losing 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2.
There were wins for 11th seed Richard Gasquet of France, who beat American Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-5, and Colombian 13th seed Santiago Giraldo, who defeated Evgeny Korolev of Kazakhstan 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3.
He joins Philipp Petzschner in the last eight after the German player defeated Viktor Troicki of Serbia in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-3 yesterday.
Hewitt, seeded eighth, had to cope with the effects of a neck injury, though, and was leading 5-2 in the first set of the second round match when he first called for the physiotherapist, after less than half an hour's play.
After a short break, the 32nd-ranked Australian returned to the court to quickly finish off his opponent, receiving a massage at every change of ends.
On Tuesday, Roger Federer grabbed a break in each set to defeat Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round.
Playing his first match as the new second-ranked player following Rafael Nadal's return to the No. 1 spot with his victory at the French Open, Federer was forced to work hard against a plucky opponent before sealing the win.
The Swiss player, who will defend his Wimbledon title later this month, was happy to be back playing on grass again.
"I think any surface change has something nice about it, but grass obviously is the most special one because you are only one month on it, so every day you have the chance to play on this surface is a special day," he said.
"I feel it is something you want to savor as long as you are on the surface."
Mikhail Youzhny became the third seeded player to be knocked out of the tournament after losing to German wildcard Nicolas Kiefer 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in first-round action.
No. 2 Nikolay Davydenko defeated Simon Greul of Germany 7-6 (1), 6-0.
In London, champion Andy Murray and Andy Roddick whacked away the clay from their shoes and began their build up to Wimbledon by beating little-known opponents on a rain-blighted day at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
Murray, who last year became the first Briton to win the title in 71 years, kicked off his grasscourt campaign with a 7-6 (8), 6-3 win over Spaniard Ivan Navarro while Roddick was at his ruthless best in a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Russia's Igor Kunitsyn.
Third seed Murray initially seemed taken aback at the sight of a serve-and-volleying Spaniard but once he had got over that shock he found his groove to book a place in the third round. "Tricky play, not what you expect from a Spaniard coming forward on every point," Murray said.
That win, and the feel of grass beneath him, would have come as a relief to Murray who has endured a wretched run since finishing runner-up to Roger Federer at the Australian Open. He has yet to win a title in 2010 and went out in the fourth round of the French Open.
Sixth seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils was upset by Germany's Rainer Schuettler, losing 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2.
There were wins for 11th seed Richard Gasquet of France, who beat American Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-5, and Colombian 13th seed Santiago Giraldo, who defeated Evgeny Korolev of Kazakhstan 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3.
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