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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
 

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  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. Go Hewitt, you can do it !!

    From History, on Fri 29 May 2:50PM

  2. Surely!!! There has to be other channels to post GIRO.­ Do we have to compromise the Roland Garros for this­ ???? DISGRACE!!!!

    From Jimmy N, on Fri 29 May 2:50PM

  3. Ha better live stream on 3xw tennisearth

    From theo_gee, on Fri 29 May 2:50PM

  4. AUSSIE AUZZIE AUZZIE!!!!

    From squigglepup, on Fri 29 May 2:47PM

  5. C'mon people. I can't believe this...

    From catalina, on Fri 29 May 2:46PM

  6. the nadal's match with hewitt is more important­ than giro d'italia????I wanna see rafa:(((

    From al3xutza, on Fri 29 May 2:45PM

  7. VAMOS RAFA!!

    RAFA FIGHTING!!

    ^__________^

    From mutd.jeen, on Fri 29 May 2:44PM

  8. *theo_gee* find a live streaming... i can't post­ url's here but you can google it

    From Mia, on Fri 29 May 2:42PM

  9. You guys (eurosport I mean) are absolutely incredible.­ I hope you will at least show a re-run of Nadal-Hewitt.­ But still...

    From catalina, on Fri 29 May 2:41PM

  10. I can't believe that you are showing the Giro­ instead of Nadal :(

    From sbobeva, on Fri 29 May 2:37PM

  11. Any one got an idea where else to watch this­ match?.(Other that what Eurosport suggests ) Any te­ none can log on to?

    From theo_gee, on Fri 29 May 2:28PM

  12. come on eurosport, we want to seee nadal hes the world­ number one. we already missed one match. STOP Giro­ ditalia. We all want to see Nadal's match.

    From Fiona, on Fri 29 May 2:27PM

  13. i would love to see this match, I have a LOT of respect­ for both of them.. but would like Rafa to win :)

    From Mia, on Fri 29 May 2:26PM
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    Why do you guys constantly súck nadals weiner? you know­ how silly you look? lets just hope for a close match.

    From peri, on Fri 29 May 2:23PM

  15. Rafa the 1st time i saw you beating federer in clay­ court back 2005 at the semi final, i know you will the­ next king of tennis, coz on that time its already­ federer era,he almost dominating the court and­ dictating play on his opponent..glad you there!! you­ make tennis more interesting and exciting coz rivalry­ was born since the 1st time you beat federer.. wish­ you luck , hope you will win you're 5 fo trophy

    From Andy, on Fri 29 May 11:10AM

  16. rafa you il gona lose this year i like you but federer­ is the best ever go federer.....

    From c.ferreira30, on Fri 29 May 10:33AM

  17. V R
    A A
    M F
    O A
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    From Daniel, on Thu 28 May 8:29PM
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