The Hindu : Hewitt advances

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Saturday, Mar 16, 2002

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Hewitt advances

INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 15. Top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt beat unseeded American Jan-Michael Gambill 6-2, 6-4 to cruise into the quarterfinals of the $2.95 million tennis Masters Series tournament here on Thursday.

Pete Sampras struggled past unseeded French veteran Fabrice Santoro 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. Hewitt next plays Sweden's Thomas Enqvist, who beat Switzerland's Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3.

Ninth seeded Briton Tim Henman advanced with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 victory over seventh seed Marat Safin of Russia.

In the women's singles Slovakian teenager Daniela Hantuchova ensured her first WTA tour final defeating unseeded Swiss Emanuelle Gagliardi 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. She faces Martina Hingis who beat Monica Seles 6-3, 6-2.

Bhupathi pair bows out

Mahesh Bhupathi and Jan-Michael Gambill (U.S.) went down 6-7 (4-7), 2-6 to the fifth-seeded Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe in the doubles pre-quarterfinals.

The results: Men: Pre-quarterfinals: Lleyton Hewitt bt Jan-Michael Gambill 6-2, 6-4; Pete Sampras bt Fabrice Santoro 6- 3, 3-6, 7-5; Thomas Enqvist bt Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3; Tim Henman bt Marat Safin 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Gaston Gaudio bt Julien boutter 7- 6 (8-6), 2-6, 6-1; Yevgeny Kafelnikov bt Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 (10-8), 6-4; Todd Martin bt Karol Kucera 7-5, 6-2.

Women singles: Semifinals: Daniela Hantuchova bt Emanuelle Gagliardi 4-6, 6-0, 6-4; Martina Hingis bt Monica Seles 6-3, 6-2.

- AFP

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