Hewitt forced to dig deep again

Lleyton Hewitt had to dig deep into his reserves of tenacity and bravery to squeeze into the third round of the French Open.

Lleyton Hewitt had to dig deep into his reserves of tenacity and bravery to squeeze into the third round of the French Open.

The world number one was given a trying time by Nikolay Davydenko, the Russian Davis Cup player, before winning 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7/5).

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