INDIAN WELLS (California): A total of seven men's seeds fell by the wayside at the Pacific Life Open on Wednesday but world number one Lleyton Hewitt made serene progress through to the third round stage.
The title holder from Australia cruised past twice former Grand Slam champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia 6-3, 6-2 on a boiling hot day during which on-court temperatures reached 96 degrees.
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