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MELBOURNE - Lleyton Hewitt scrapped his way into the last 16 of the Australian Open today with a drama-charged five-set win over 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis.
Hewitt recovered from an astonishing fourth-set collapse to defeat Baghdatis 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 in an epic contest that started at 11.47pm (AEDT) on Saturday night and finished four hours and 45 minutes later at 4.42 this morning at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena.
Australia's 19th seed next faces Serbian powerhouse Novak Djokovic in another blockbuster tomorrow night for a place in the quarter-finals.
- AAP
