WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Lleyton Hewitt of Australia has overcome a slow start to defeat Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez in four sets in the first round at Wimbledon.
Hewitt, the 2002 champion, took a little more than two hours to complete a 5-7, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 win on Monday.
Hewitt dropped the first set after being broken, for the second time, in the 11th game but was untroubled from that point on against Gonzalez, who is still to win a match on grass.
A former No.1, Hewitt is now ranked 26th but is seeded 15th at the All England Club due to his excellent record on grass.
Hewitt, who defeated Roger Federer in the Wimbledon warmup tournament at Halle, will play Evgeny Korolev in the second round.
