At the Australian Open today
One of the best matches of the tournament could happen in the fourth round today as former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt plays current No. 2 Roger Federer.
This match will take place on Rod Laver Arena with the full force of Australia rooting for Hewitt, who has never made it past this round in his home Slam. He has, however, led his country to victory in the Davis Cup at home. That's also the last time these two met -- the 2003 Davis Cup semifinals. They played on hard court in Melbourne with the match going the distance and Hewitt winning, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Hewitt owns a 7-2 record against Federer, however, that Davis Cup match is their only meeting since Federer began his successful run at Wimbledon last year.
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Cynthia Faulkner is the tennis editor for ESPN.com.

