Tough test for Hewitt

World number one Lleyton Hewitt may be the top seed, but the Australian faces a massive task to claim his first French Open title.

World number one Lleyton Hewitt may be the top seed, but the Australian faces a massive task to claim his first French Open title.

One of Hewitt’s biggest assets, his speed around the court, is negated by the slowness of the red clay at Roland Garros, and there are more potential champions in Paris than the other three Grand Slams.

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