Hewitt through in Mumbai

Lleyton Hewitt secured his place in the quarter-finals of the Kingfisher Airlines Open with a 7-6 (7/2) 6-2 victory over unseeded Boris Pashanski on Thursday.

With rain disrupting the schedule since the tournament started, the second-seeded Australian had also had to play his first-round match earlier in the day, earning a 6-3 6-3 triumph against qualifier Ti Chen.