Lleyton Hewitt earns 600th win at Key Biscayne.
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Lleyton Hewitt became the third active man to win 600 matches when he rallied past Robin Haase of the Netherlands 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the Sony Open
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Lleyton Hewitt became the third active man to win 600 matches when he rallied past Robin Haase of the Netherlands 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the Sony Open on Thursday.
Hewitt joined Roger Federer (942 wins) and Rafael Nadal (675) in reaching the milestone. Hewitt is a former No. 1 and a three-time Key Biscayne semifinalist.
Fellow Australian Bernard Tomic, mounting a comeback from surgery on both hips and playing for the first time since January, lost to Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-0, 6-1.
In women's play, No. 5-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany won her opening match, beating Peng Shuai of China 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5). Kerber, a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, matched her best showing at Key Biscayne by reaching the third round.
Ana Ivanovic beat American Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-1, and No. 8 Petra Kvitova defeated Paula Ormaechea of Argentina 6-3, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2006 champion, lost to Croatian qualifier Donna Vekic 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Six-time champion Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were scheduled to play their opening matches late Thursday. Seeded men begin play on Friday.
Hewitt joined Roger Federer (942 wins) and Rafael Nadal (675) in reaching the milestone. Hewitt is a former No. 1 and a three-time Key Biscayne semifinalist.
Fellow Australian Bernard Tomic, mounting a comeback from surgery on both hips and playing for the first time since January, lost to Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-0, 6-1.
In women's play, No. 5-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany won her opening match, beating Peng Shuai of China 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5). Kerber, a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, matched her best showing at Key Biscayne by reaching the third round.
Ana Ivanovic beat American Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-1, and No. 8 Petra Kvitova defeated Paula Ormaechea of Argentina 6-3, 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2006 champion, lost to Croatian qualifier Donna Vekic 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Six-time champion Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were scheduled to play their opening matches late Thursday. Seeded men begin play on Friday.