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Wayne Ferreira: Lleyton Hewitt
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This was not the first time Ferreira has beaten Hewitt for a tournament title. Ferreira’s past tournament title came in an epic five-set battle against him at the Tennis Masters in Stuttgart. In the past three years, though, Hewitt has risen to become the number one player in the world while Ferreira turned 31 and seemed to be past his prime. He is a part of the Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Michael Chang generation, and now he joins them as a Mercedes-Benz Cup champion.
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Ferreira wasted two set points in the first tiebreaker -- one with a forehand that went just wide and then a backhand down the line that was no more than an inch off. But on Ferreira's third set point, Hewitt hit a forehand wide.
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In a tense third set, it appeared as though Ferreira would be the one to crack. Hewitt had three match points on Ferreira’s serve at 4-5, but was unable to convert on any of them.
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Hewitt humbled the veteran Ferreira in 7-5, 6-1 fashion to set-up the quarter-final against the sixth-seeded Corretja, a 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-1 victor against stubborn Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Ferreira claimed this Arizona championship in 1996.
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