Hewitt Makes it Lucky 13
Hewitt Makes it Lucky 13
Two-time defending champion Lleyton Hewitt made it lucky 13 as he began his
challenge to win a third consecutive title at the Pacific Life Open. The
Australian defeated Thomas Johansson 6-2, 6-3 to move through to the third
round, where he will meet Juan Ignacio Chela. The 23-year-old has now won his
last 13 matches in Indian Wells dating back to his semifinal loss to Andre
Agassi in 2001.
“Felt like I moved really well,” said Hewitt. “I was pretty consistent.
It was heavy conditions out there. I didn't make a lot of cheap errors. I
felt like I hit my groundstrokes pretty well from side to side. I had him
moving a lot. I mixed up the pace very well out there tonight.”
Hewitt, who is attempting to capture his third ATP Masters Series shield this
week, repeated his wins over Johansson from Rotterdam and Davis Cup earlier
this year. “Thomas is a tough player,” said Hewitt. “Out of all the
non-seeded players, he'd have to be one of the toughest, I think. For me to
come through in that way, we had a tough match in Rotterdam a couple of weeks
ago, as well, so that probably helped me in good stead a little bit. I played
better I think today than I did in Rotterdam a couple weeks ago against him.”
He added: “These kind of tournaments, you can't really get off to slow starts.
Best-of-three sets against the best players in the world right from the word
"go." These are tough tournaments to win.”
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