[Rusty Backhand]

Former U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt barely escaped the same fate as French Open champion Rafael Nadal. A day after James Blake knocked the No. 2 Nadal out in the third round, American Davis Cup teammate Taylor Dent came close to ousting the third-seeded Hewitt in a five-set thriller Sunday in the same round at the U.S.

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