The fourth round of the French Open scheduled tomorrow promises lot of action as two of the most grittiest players of tennis on the men’s tour face each other.
Lleyton Hewitt, the 14th seed from Australia, is up against Rafael Nadal who has shown his forte on claycourt.
Hewitt leads their past encounters 4-2. However, both clashes on clay have ended in Nadal’s favour.
Hewitt, the former Wimbledon and US Open champion and world number one, has established his repute on swift movement and an iron resolve.
He looks up to the same attributes in Nadal and his never-say-die attitude.
Nadal, aiming to become the first man to win the title three times in a row since Bjorn Borg in 1980, himself a big fan of Hewitt.
Hewitt has two Roland Garros quarter-finals on his account but it would be a great surprise if he were to reach that stage for a third time.
If he is to pull off a shock, he knows he will have to win a war of attrition against the powerhouse player from Spain.
All in all, the match should be a treat to watch as two great players encounter each other and fight it out to secure their place in the third round.
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