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BY MATT CRONIN FROM MELBOURNE
Lleyton Hewitt was just hoping his body would hold up for his opening match against Cedrik-Marcel Steebe. But he grabbed a four-set win there, advanced past old rival Andy Roddick when the American retired in the second round with an injury, and then on a raucous Friday night on Rod Laver Arena, the two-time Grand Slam champion stopped Canadian sensation Milos Raonic 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-3. The 30 year old has undergone four surgeries in the past five years and needed a wild card to get into the tournament. But for at least one week, Australia got to recall why former No. 1 Hewitt has been one of the gutsiest , headiest players over the past 15 years.
Listen to TR’s Matt Cronin on Australian Open radio at 10 PM Melbourne time for the end of the Federer vs. Tomic match and for the whole Jankovic vs. Wozniacki contest.
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