Nadal and Hewitt ready to grind it out at French Open
AFP, June, 2007
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PARIS (AFP) — Lleyton Hewitt will summon his street-fighting instincts to slug it out with champion Rafael Nadal when the two fiery stars clash in a mouth-watering French Open fourth round duel on Monday.
The gutsy Australian has lost both his career claycourt meetings with the Spaniard, but insists he could be the man to shatter Nadal's Roland Garros record of 17 wins in 17 matches at the second Grand Slam of the season.
His confidence stems from the realisation that he sees a lot of himself in the swashbuckling, fearless Mallorcan left-hander who is being tipped to emulate Bjorn Borg and pull off three wins in a row at the gruelling event.
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"I like the guy," admitted Hewitt. "I think he's got a great attitude. He has that never-say-die attitude in his game.
"He's not afraid of anyone which I think is ...
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