Two-time Grand slam winner Hewitt is playing eleventh French Open in his carrier. He played Ten French Opens and reached twice to Quarterfinals so far. This time he is going to face World No 2, ‘King of Clay’ in the next round probably.
In the first round Lleyton Hewitt played against Jeremy Chardy and won in straight sets 7-5 6-0 6-4 and capping the game in just two hours and six minutes.
He said, “I'm not even thinking about Rafa Nadal just yet, I just come off the court and I won't even be thinking about him until I get on top of Istomin.”
World No. 72 Denis Istomin played against Benjamin Becker in the first round and won in straight sets 7-5, 7-5, 6-3. This win gives him great confidence to play against Australian tennis star Hewitt in the second round.
“The game there goes a lot faster than on any other court. So for a very long moment I had the impression I couldn't hit any balls. I was panicking. It was like swirling and all the shots were difficult for me,” he said.
In the 2008 US Open both are played against each other and Hewitt won in four sets 7-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. This time Istomin wants to level the record against former world no. one player. But Odds are a bit much on the Hewitt as favorite in this match.
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