Lleyton Hewitt insists he has nothing to fear when he faces sixth seed Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on Wednesday. Hewitt lost in two tiebreak sets to Roddick in a tight third round match at Queen's earlier this month, but since then the 2002 Wimbledon champion has embarked on his best run at the All England Club for three years.
The 28-year-old Australian has every reason to be upbeat after producing one of his trademark fightbacks on Monday, recovering from two sets down to beat 23rd seed Radek Stepanek 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. That victory, and his second round triumph over fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro, have given Hewitt a much needed boost after a relatively barren run following last year's hip surgery. Hewitt felt he had the better of two-time Wimbledon finalist Roddick for much of their meeting on grass at Queen's and won't be losing any sleep over the prospect of taking on the big-serving American.