Hewitt and Tomic fly the flagTomic, 18, produced a genuine boilover with a 7,5, 6-3, 7-5 victory over former world No.3 Nikolay Davydenko on the same court on which Samantha Stosur was later bundled out by unheralded Hungarian Melinda Czink.
Hewitt then doubled the country's representation in the second round with a gutsy, four-set triumph over Kei Nishikori. Battling a painful foot injury in the lead-up to Wimbledon the 30-year-old former champion dug deep to fight off a stern challenge by the athletic 20-year-old from Japan. Watched by Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter and a hoard of Australians he prevailed 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 6-3.
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