Hewitt sees off Soderling

Lleyton Hewitt saved two match points on the way to a battling victory over Robin Soderling at the Cincinnati Masters.

Meanwhile, Fernando Verdasco and Fernando Gonzalez were also first-round casualties.

Hewitt dropped the first set to the French Open finalist but came through a lengthy second-set tie-break before wrapping up a 3-6 7-6 (10/8) 6-4 victory over 12th seed Soderling. Click to read more...