Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 6-1 7-5 6-4 victory over veteran Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.

World number one Justine Henin-Hardenne hit back from two breaks down in the opening set to reach her fifth consecutive Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open.

ANDRE AGASSI, Andy Roddick and Lindsay Davenport kept the stars and stripes flying high above Melbourne Park yesterday with a trio of sizzling performances in the Australian Open fourth round.

Justine Henin-Hardenne’s dramatic victory over Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open last year proved the catalyst for a sensational season which ended with the Belgian finishing as world number one.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo continued her inexorable march through the early rounds of the Australian Open with another powerful display at Melbourne Park.

French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne put her hand injury to the back of her mind as she eased through to the last 16 of the women’s singles.

Australia booked their place in the 2003 Federation Cup with a 3-2 win over Holland.