Hewitt in the know about Paris

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

PARIS (AFP) — Lleyton Hewitt has never won the French Open, but he still knows what it takes to conquer the toughest Grand Slam of all.

On his last two appearances on the Paris red clay, the 26-year-old Australian has been defeated by the man who eventually went on to win the title.

In 2004, he was beaten by Argentina's Gaston Gaudio in straight sets in the quarter-finals while, last year, he took a set off Rafael Nadal before the Spaniard prevailed in the fourth round.

Hewitt, a former world number one and a Wimbledon and US Open champion, is seeded 14 at Roland Garros this year and is confident of making at least the fourth round where, once again, Nadal should be waiting.

Hewitt pushed Nadal all the way in the Hamburg Masters semi-finals, a...