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Hewitt into third round

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Monday, March 11, 2013

INDIAN WELLS, California - Lleyton Hewitt scored an impressive three-set win over world No.15 John Isner on Saturday to reach the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California.

In an encounter lasting almost two-and-a-half hours, the veteran Australian emerged a 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 6-4 over the big-serving American.

The 32-year-old Hewitt will face 18th-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka for a place in the round of 16.