Hewitt routs Safin in Las Vegas (AP)
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Defending ATP Tennis Channel Open champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia made quick work of wild card entry Marat Safin on Monday night in his first-round match. Hewitt, the tournament's No. 2 seed, needed 58 minutes for a 6-2, 6-1 victory in a rematch of the 2002 Australian Open finals. Safin won that match for his second career Grand Slam title.
Publish Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:07:56 PST
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