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Gilles Simon fights back to beat Lleyton Hewitt

Simon fights back to beat Hewitt
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France's Gilles Simon comes from two sets down to beat Lleyon Hewitt 3-6 1-6 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the first round of the French Open.

Gilles Simon has fought back from two sets down to beat Lleyton Hewitt in the first round of the French Open.

The Australian made a strong start to the match, taking the first set 6-3 before claiming the second 6-1.

The 15th seed started to find his rhythm in the third set, eventually breaking his opponent to keep himself in the tie.

Hewitt started to struggle in the fourth, allowing Simon to ease to a 6-1 win before taking a 5-0 lead in the fifth.

The former world number one showed some late fight, leveling the scores in the final set, but Simon dug deep to take the final two games and progress to the second round.

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