Hewitt sets up clash against Baghdatis

Lleyton Hewitt set up a repeat of his 2008 epic against Marcos Baghdatis by powering
past American Donald Young in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
The No.22 seed had to work hard in the opening two sets, but he had Young's measure
on the big points and went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-1.
Hewitt's reward is a third-round clash with Baghdatis, whom he beat at the same
stage at Melbourne Park two years in a five-set classic that did not end until
4.34am - the latest-ever finish to a grand slam match.
Baghdatis, the 2006 Open runner-up, was also impressive in beating No.17 seed David
Ferrer of Spain in a five-set thriller on Thursday.
Hewitt bolted out of the blocks to a 4-1 lead in the opening set, only for Young to
steady and take it to a tiebreaker which the Australian won 7-3.
Playing his best tennis of the match, Young broke early in the second set, before
Hewitt reeled off the last three games of the set to take a stranglehold on the
match to the delight of the capacity crowd at Rod Laver Arena.
The third set was one-way traffic, with Hewitt - the last Australian man still alive
in the singles draw - pressing home the advantage.
He broke the left-handed Young's serve in the second and sixth games and never
looked like giving up the advantage, closing out the victory in exactly two hours.
The winner of Saturday's Hewitt-Baghdatis match is likely to meet world No.1 Roger
Federer in the round of 16.
Baghdatis cramped late in his win over Ferrer but he held on to advance to the third
round at the grand slam tournament where he has enjoyed the most success.
The 24-year-old Cypriot is unseeded at Melbourne Park this year having battled back
and wrist injuries for much of 2009, although he finished 2009 strongly with a
tournament victory in Stockholm.
With Hewitt still to begin his match against Young when Baghdatis completed the
victory over Ferrer, he was reluctant to look too far ahead in the draw.
"I'm very happy I won (so) I don't think about Lleyton for today," he said.
"I'll start thinking about him tomorrow and the day after.
"Today I just want to enjoy my victory and think about all the positive things from
this match."