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 | Lleyton Hewitt won Koyong Classic15-01-2011 |
Australian Lleyton Hewitt showed he is ready for Australian Open after winning the tournament Koyong Classic for his first participation in the race. Two-time winner of the tournament from the Grand Slam defeat in the finals injured Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3. 29-year-old Hewitt, who started for the 15th time in his career at the Australian Open on Monday, he had never played on the courts of Koyong Club - former home of the Grand Slam tournaments, held the "green continent" . Monfils had a lot of problems in the second set because of muscle injury that may prevent him from being present at the first tournament of the big four for the year. He said: "I would say that I'm tired. Played two difficult games today. It was hard against Lleyton. I felt the problem before the break, then hurt even more. I hope it is not serious. I can say I have not played with confidence in the second set. Monfils said he hopes Sunday's rest day to help him prepare for the launch of the Australian Open, where 12th-seeded. He started against Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker and Hewitt starts against Argentine David Nalbandian.