Unseeded Schwank ousts Hewitt in Barcelona
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April 22, 2010, Thursday
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LLEYTON Hewitt's comeback from hip surgery ended on Spanish clay yesterday when the former world No. 1 lost 6-7, 4-6 to unseeded Eduardo Schwank in the second round of the Barcelona Open.
The 29-year-old Australian, who has played only one tournament since the operation at the end of January, was twice broken by the 59th-ranked Argentine and misses out on a possible last-four clash with French Open runner-up Robin Soderling.
Swede Soderling is the highest-ranked player left in the tournament after a slew of withdrawals, including world No. 3 Rafael Nadal, who has won the Conde de Godo trophy in Barcelona the past five years.
The Spanish claycourt master pulled out on Monday, saying he needed to rest after winning a record sixth consecutive title at the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal does not want a repeat of the knee problems that plagued him over the past year and which he blames on the punishing European clay swing.
Top 10 pair Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fernando Verdasco were in second-round action later yesterday.
Tenth-ranked Frenchman Tsonga plays Czech Jan Hajek and No. 9 Verdasco of Spain, whom Nadal thrashed in the final in Monte Carlo, takes on Tsonga's compatriot Richard Gasquet.
On Tuesday, French Open runner-up Soderling survived a second-set fightback from Juan Ignacio Chela to defeat the Argentine 7-5, 7-5.
The powerful Swede stopped Chela from serving out the second set before closing out victory.
Spaniard Tommy Robredo abandoned his match against Italy's Simone Bolelli with a back problem.
The 29-year-old Australian, who has played only one tournament since the operation at the end of January, was twice broken by the 59th-ranked Argentine and misses out on a possible last-four clash with French Open runner-up Robin Soderling.
Swede Soderling is the highest-ranked player left in the tournament after a slew of withdrawals, including world No. 3 Rafael Nadal, who has won the Conde de Godo trophy in Barcelona the past five years.
The Spanish claycourt master pulled out on Monday, saying he needed to rest after winning a record sixth consecutive title at the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal does not want a repeat of the knee problems that plagued him over the past year and which he blames on the punishing European clay swing.
Top 10 pair Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fernando Verdasco were in second-round action later yesterday.
Tenth-ranked Frenchman Tsonga plays Czech Jan Hajek and No. 9 Verdasco of Spain, whom Nadal thrashed in the final in Monte Carlo, takes on Tsonga's compatriot Richard Gasquet.
On Tuesday, French Open runner-up Soderling survived a second-set fightback from Juan Ignacio Chela to defeat the Argentine 7-5, 7-5.
The powerful Swede stopped Chela from serving out the second set before closing out victory.
Spaniard Tommy Robredo abandoned his match against Italy's Simone Bolelli with a back problem.
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