Nadal to face Hewitt in third round

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal set up a fourth French Open meeting in five years with Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt on Friday.

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal set up a fourth French Open meeting in five years with Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt on Friday.

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Nadal, the second seed, was untroubled as he cruised past Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos, a fellow left-hander, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 while Hewitt was made to sweat in his 1-6 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2 victory over Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan.