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※ [本文轉錄自 Tennis 看板] 作者: maria08452 (瑪麗娜‧卡恩) 看板: Tennis 標題: [新聞]Hewitt, Molik celebrate early at Hopman Cup 時間: Tue Dec 31 15:23:32 2002 Hewitt, Molik celebrate early at Hopman Cup By Ossian Shine PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - World number one Lleyton Hewitt has kicked off his New Year celebrations early, demolishing Dominik Hrbaty 6-2 6-0 in the Hopman Cup to maintain Australia's 100 percent record in the mixed team contest. The one-sided victory secured a win for the second-seeded Australian team with the mixed doubles still to come. Earlier Alicia Molik topped off 2002 with the best win of her career, beating world number eight Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-2. The victory was her first over a top 10-ranked player and means Australia are yet to lose a set. "We're doing alright aren't we… the South Australians are doing okay," grinned Hewitt who grew up with Molik in Adelaide. "I needed a good match today and got that. To come out here and win in under an hour… that's pretty hard in men's tennis these days." Hewitt has dominated men's tennis throughout 2002, remaining in the number one spot for the entire year. His ruthless demolition of Hrbaty ended his year in fitting style. PRETTY SPECIAL Molik's victory was less expected and clearly thrilled the 21-year-old. "Yeah, that's my first top 10 scalp," she beamed courtside after completing her 66-minute victory. "It was something I was searching for this year - so to get it on the last day is pretty special. "It means I might be able to celebrate New Year a bit more I guess." Molik, like Hewitt, is due to attend a Hopman Cup black tie ball later on Tuesday, but did not wait till then to start her celebrations. She played a fine game on court against the world number eight, serving with great power and striking the ball firmly off both sides. The 94th-ranked Molik reduced the 86 places which separate the two to a hair's breadth and ran the Slovak ragged on Burswood's main court. A break in the ninth game of the opening set gave her the opportunity to seal the set and once she was ahead she never looked back. Thrilling a boisterous home crowd, the blonde South Australian broke twice more to clinch the match in emphatic fashion. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 61.230.105.169 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.csie.ntu.edu.tw) ◆ From: 61.230.105.169