Australia, Uzbekistan take 2-0 lead in Davis Cup
- Published: 10/02/2012 at 02:32 PM
- Online news: Asia
Straight sets wins for Lleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic on Friday gave Australia a 2-0 lead over China in their best-of-five Davis Cup tie.
Lleyton Hewitt of Australia hits a forehand return on the way to winning his match against China's Zhang Ze in their Davis Cup match, in Geelong, on February 10. Hewitt won 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 to give Australia a 1-0 lead in the tie. Later on, Bernard Tomic saw off China's rising youngster Wu Di, taking Australia's score to 2-0.
Veteran two-time grand slam winner Hewitt beat China's top-ranked men's player Zhang Ze, while Tomic saw off rising youngster Wu Di in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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