Hewitt's home run continues

Lleyton Hewitt made short work of Radek Stepanek to make the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Sat, 18 Jan, 2003 - 11:20

Lleyton Hewitt made short work of Radek Stepanek to make the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Hewitt, hoping to become the first Australian man since Mark Edmondson in 1976 to win his home Grand Slam, beat Czech player 6-3 6-2 6-0 in just 90 minutes.

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