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French Open - 3rd Round - Men

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
SpainR Nadal666--
AustraliaL Hewitt131--

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Lleyton Hewitt

Nationality AUS
Date of Birth 24/02/1981
Height 1.8 m
Weight 77 kg

Rafael Nadal

Nationality ESP
Date of Birth 03/06/1986
Height 1.85 m
Weight 85 kg
 

Live Comments

  1. - - Thanks for joining us in this match, next up on the Suzanne Lenglen court is Andy Murray, taking on Janko Tipsarevic, and you can follow that with us, of course!

  2. - - The world number one will next face the winner of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and Sweden's Robin Soderling in the fourth round. To see the full men's draw at Roland Garros, click here

  3. 6-1 - Rafael Nadal clinches victory with a savage forehand down the line, holding his serve to 30 and defeating Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets!

  4. 5-1 - Nadal shows patience in staying in every rally with Hewitt, and he gets his reward, forcing the Australian into erring on a forehand to leave him facing two break points. The Spaniard over-hits the first, but takes the second.

  5. 4-1 - In stark contrast to Hewitt's ordeals on serve, Nadal positively races through his, taking it to love and sitting back down on his chair as if he doesn't know what the fuss is about!

  6. 3-1 - Finally Hewitt establishes himself in the second set, the Australian still forced to fight his way through a long deuce exchange to get on the board. Nadal is suffocating him out there!

  7. 3-0 - Nadal looks utterly imperious as he swaggers through his next service game, closing it out to love and walking briskly over to his chair as he anxiously seeks victory.

  8. - - If you would like to follow the other games which are in progress and see all the scores and results at Roland Garros, click here

  9. 2-0 - An epic service game from Hewitt goes to an extended deuce before the Australian finally loses his composure and is drawn into a slice outwide by Nadal, who breaks at the first opportunity in this second set.

  10. 1-0 - Nadal wins the opening game of the second set, and boasts a first-serve percentage of 80, as he races through another service hold, with Hewitt mustering just a single point from it.

  11. 6-3 - Nadal seals the second set! Hewitt looks across in dismay as the Spaniard flings himself out to his backhand side and flashes a winner past the Australian's outstretched racquet. There looks to be no stopping Nadal now!

  12. 5-3 - Nadal holds comfortably, with Hewitt staying in each rally with real perseverance, but the Spaniard was patient and made killer blows when required to consolidate his latest break and move to within a game of the second set.

  13. - - To see a photo of Nadal as he played a fine volley in the previous game at 0-15, click here

  14. 4-3 - Nadal breaks back once again! Two stunning backhand winners down the line from outwide give the world number one the advantage after Hewitt had fought valiantly to hold his serve and sustain the pressure.

  15. 3-3 - Despite Hewitt looking more threatening on his serve, Nadal again shows the Australian that he will not let him break twice: three sliced serves outwide are followed by thunderous forehands by the Spaniard.

  16. 2-3 - Hewitt races to 40-0 with two superb backhand winners, and wins the game to 15, with a delightful volley at the net, capping a varied combination of points.

  17. 2-2 - Hewitt breaks back! The Australian forces a break point with a huge forehand winner down the line, which Nadal does not even attempt to retrieve. A second break point comes about after the Spaniard plays a tame forehand into the net, and Hewitt hits back!

  18. 2-1 - Hewitt holds serve to 15 and looks far more confident in doing so, the Australian following up on his serves with far more conviction, taking control of each rally.

  19. - - Nadal has won 70 per cent of points on his first serve, while Hewitt has taken just 25 per cent, which tells its own story!

  20. 2-0 - Nadal consolidates his break with a convincing service hold, slicing the ball outwide to Hewitt's backhand repeatedly, and crashing forehands cross court.

  21. 1-0 - Nadal breaks Hewitt's serve in the first game of the second set to re-establish his dominance in the match so far. The Spaniard dictated all but one of the points, with Hewitt unable to sufficiently test his opponent on serve.

  22. - - You can also have a quick read to find out how Novak Djokovic dispatched of Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, by clicking here

  23. - - While the players take a short breather prior to the second set, take a look at the other matches in progress at Roland Garros, by clicking here

  24. 6-1 - Nadal clinches the first set with consummate ease! Hewitt is furious with himself as he squanders a break point on Nadal's serve by firing a forehand long, and the world number one punishes him, taking the first set 6-1.

  25. 5-1 - Hewitt is left bewildered as Nadal's defence seems to be impregnable. The Spaniard breaks once more, capitalising on the second break point with a powerful forehand down the line to further stretch his lead.

  26. 4-1 - Hewitt continues to struggle in finding any rhythm returning Nadal's serve, with the Spaniard proving adept at mixing up his delivery to good effect.

  27. 3-1 - Hewitt holds serve to love to replicate Nadal's feat in the previous game, the Australian assisted by a fortunate net cord to win the final point and get himself on the board.

  28. 3-0 - Nadal holds his serve to love, and this is one-way traffic at the start of the first set, with Hewitt struggling to get a foothold at all. Nadal positively jogs up to the other end, while Hewitt is much more laboured.

  29. 2-0 - Nadal breaks, and it did not take the Spaniard long to seize control of this match! Hewitt played one loose forehand on break point, and Nadal forced him to find the net off his backhand side.

  30. - - I can't think why you would want to leave this match, but if the Dinara Safina-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova match has you intrigued, read about it by clicking here

  31. 1-0 - Nadal holds in the opening game of the match to 15, and gets three first serves down the T to leave Hewitt stretching in vain.

  32. 0-0 - Nadal has won the toss and elected to serve first, and the Philippe Chatrier court is packed to the rafters!

  33. - - Nadal is in his usual lurid pink shirt, while Hewitt persists in having his cap backwards, despite the blazing sun. If you would like to have a look at the Spaniard's attire, click here

  34. - - The sun is flooding the Philippe Chatrier court, with temperatures of 22 degrees, and easterly winds of 21km/h.

  35. - - Of course, you will be able to follow this match LIVE on British Eurosport and Eurosport HD (Sky 410/412, Virgin Media 521) Alternatively you could watch on the Eurosport Player. Click here to subscribe

  36. - - And while you are at it, have a browse at the feisty Australian's profile, by clicking here

  37. - - To take a look at the profile of the world number one, who will turn 23 in five days' time, click here

  38. - - Hewitt and Nadal share a head-to-head record of 4-4, with Nadal winning both encounters on clay, including at Roland Garros back in 2007 in the last-16.

  39. - - As we await the players' entrance, read about why Hewitt is so eager to be facing the King of Clay, by clicking here

  40. - - World number one Rafael Nadal is next on the Philippe Chatrier court against Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in their third-round match.

ATP Standing 2009

Points
1 Roger Federer 10550 stay
2 Rafael Nadal 9205 stay
3 Novak Djokovic 8310 stay
4 Andrew Murray 7030 stay
5 Juan Martin Del Potro 6785 stay
6 Nikolay Davydenko 4930 stay
7 Andy Roddick 4410 stay
8 Robin Soderling 3410 up
9 Fernando Verdasco 3300 stay
10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2875 up

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  1. FEDERER

    From apoel07, on Fri 29 May 4:05PM

  2. not showing the match is not enough,they also give the­ wrong scores...

    From cero, on Fri 29 May 4:00PM

  3. horror !!!!
    where is the Tennis ???

    who cares about­ giro this giro that...

    no why i`m going to pay for­ player.eurosport scam....

    thanks god you dont have tv­ rights for Wimbledon in my country

    From alex b, on Fri 29 May 3:59PM

  4. I'm sure I saw 4-2.
    And now there's a 3-3­ score..
    Wtf is that?

    From Kapper, on Fri 29 May 3:44PM

  5. hahahaha spageti?? why spageti?

    From rallia_dreamer, on Fri 29 May 3:43PM

  6. etsi einai... alla de mporei...tha to parei kapoia­ stigmi..edo paizei kalitera apoli ti fetini xronia­ mexri stigmis..as elpisoume oti kati tha ginei...
    a!­ pliroforiaka..eimai fili ;) xexe

    From rallia_dreamer, on Fri 29 May 3:42PM

  7. There's no 4-2 for Hewitt! F*ckin Eurosport are­ making mistakes!it's 3-3 on the roland garros­ website

    From Rabih, on Fri 29 May 3:40PM

  8. rkdido, you managed to spell Hewitt wrong and confuse­ Nadal for an Italian. A proud day for you and your­ family.

    I agree with your sentiment though and would­ enjoy seeing Hewitt take the fight to the king of clay.

    From drew, on Fri 29 May 3:39PM

  9. go hevitt beat this spageti boy

    From Dido, on Fri 29 May 3:35PM

  10. Wow 4-2 :o

    Go Hewitt!

    From Kapper, on Fri 29 May 3:32PM

  11. nai re file kai egw.. aksizei ena roland garros meta­ apo tosus telikous alla me ayton ton nadal skoura ta­ pragmata

    From iordanis_papoulias, on Fri 29 May 3:30PM

  12. I can't believe that we're being made to watch­ some stupid bicycle race instead of highly interesting­ tennis...

    From tomislav4499, on Fri 29 May 3:28PM

  13. RAFA RAFA RAFA!!!

    From gokhanhepsen, on Fri 29 May 3:27PM

  14. iordani simfono! an kai elpizo na to parei o federer!!

    From rallia_dreamer, on Fri 29 May 3:19PM

  15. hey guys can someone tell me where the hell can i se­ the match cause i am getting crazy over here??? please­ one website or smth. please!!!!!!!!!!

    From Fiona, on Fri 29 May 3:15PM

  16. although i am a federer fan i don't think there is­ anyone in this tournament that could beat nadal. he­ made fun of hewit in the first set... only chance to­ loose is to have a difficult semi and then have federer­ as an opponent. because although verdasco, del potro, ­ djoko or even murray are playing better than fed he is­ the only one to stand a chance.

    From iordanis_papoulias, on Fri 29 May 3:14PM

  17. If youre from UK you can watch on channel 301 i­ believe. Btw im not a hater of nadal, just some of his­ crazy fans.

    From peri, on Fri 29 May 3:10PM

  18. If this is a scam to make us buy that online player,­ this is lame....

    From catalina, on Fri 29 May 3:04PM

  19. of course,as every year in Roland Garros,we can't­ get to watch Rafa earlier in this tournament because of­ that stupid cycling tour that is lasting for­ months.
    why can we not watch Rafa instead??? they­ didn't already show his second round­ match!!!
    despite all the hatred of Eurosport towards­ Rafa,he will win again this year!!!

    From cero, on Fri 29 May 2:59PM

  20. come on lleyton :)

    From Kapper, on Fri 29 May 2:51PM
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