PARIS: Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt lost a see-saw marathon in the first round of the French Open to No. 15-seeded Gilles Simon, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 yesterday.
Simon overcame a two-set deficit to win for the first time in his career despite blowing a five-love lead in the final set of the first-round match.
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