Hewitt digs deep to win

AUSTRALIAN third seed Lleyton Hewitt had to dig deep before eventually seeing off the challenge of Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in five sets to advance to the semi-finals of the US Open yesterday.

The Finn led by one set to love and by two sets to one but Hewitt never gave up and eventually saw off the brave Nieminen challenge 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1. Hewitt’s prize is a match against either Roger Federer or David Nalbandian.

Andre Agassi produced one of the most incredible comebacks in his US Open history on Wednesday night as he rallied to beat American wild card James Blake 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 to reach the semi-finals.