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Summary Lleyton Hewitt beat Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-3 to reach semifinals at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Lleyton Hewitt of Australia defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Thursday.It marked his second straight-sets victory in three matches on Newports grass courts.The 31-year old Hewitt, the No. 1 player for 75 consecutive weeks from 2001-03, has undergone five surgeries in the past four years and entered the week ranked at a career-low of 233 on the ATP Tour.Wild card Ryan Harrison beat fellow American Jesse Levine 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.Germanys Benjamin Becker also moved to the quarters, ousting Canadian and No. 3 seed Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-3.
