Lleyton Hewitt of Australia hits a return return to Evgeny Donskoy of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York September 1, 2013. REUTERS/Kena Betancur
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt's revival at the U.S. Open was triggered by a marathon day of training with Roger Federer on the opening day at Flushing Meadows, the hardnosed Australian revealed.
The 32-year-old Hewitt, 2001 champion in New York, advanced to his first fourth round appearance at the U.S. Open since 2006 with a 6-3 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 win over Evgeny Donskoy and will take on another Russian in seasoned 21st seed Mikhail Youzhny.
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