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HOUSTON -- Former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt beat Canadas Peter Polansky 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in gusty conditions Tuesday to advance to the second round of the U.S. Mens Clay Court Championship. Also advancing were Americans Donald Young and Michael Russell. Young routed countryman Ryan Harrison 6-0, 6-1, and Houston-based Russell eliminated Spains Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 7-6 (2). Harrison was plagued by a back injury that later forced him to pull out of the doubles. Top-seeded John Isner, ranked a career-high ninth, begins his title defence Wednesday night against Germanys Dustin Brown. The 33-year-old Hewitt, who won the U.S. Open in 2001 and Wimbledon the following year, is current ranked 46th. He also won this tournament at River Oaks Country Club in 2009. Polansky, a Thornill, Ont. native who is ranked 135th, had already survived three qualifying matches to get into the main draw. Hewitt suggested that complicated things for him, as did the unpredictable winds. "Really tough conditions," the seventh-seeded Hewitt said. "Youre never going to play clean tennis out there. It was just a matter of finding a way to get through. Hed (won) three matches on these courts so obviously he was confident. In the end, I was just happy to get the win." Germanys Benjamin Becker beat Spains Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, but another Spaniard, Feliciano Lopez, fought off American qualifier Robbie Ginepri 7-5, 6-2. The fifth-seeded Lopez broke Ginepri when he was serving for the first set, turning the match in his favour. Also Tuesday, Steve Johnson, a two-time NCAA singles champion, ousted Dennis Kudla 6-3, 7-6 (4). Cheap Seahawks Jerseys . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. David Moore Jersey . on the 15-day disabled Monday list because of a strained right hamstring. http://www.cheapseahawksjerseysauthentic...dan-roos-jersey. The Heat centre scored 10 of his 30 points early in the first quarter to silence the Toronto fans as Miami defeated the Raptors 113-101 on Friday night. Austin Calitro Jersey . After two months of mediocrity, perhaps the Washington Nationals have turned the page. Strasburg struck out 11 in seven innings Wednesday night and the Nationals kept the Philadelphia Phillies bats quiet yet again in an 8-4, rain-interrupted win. Shaquem Griffin Jersey . LA (SportsNetwork.BOYLE, Alta. - An Olympic curling champion is breathing a sigh of relief after RCMP in Boyle, Alta., recovered his championship ring from the 2014 Sochi Games.The ring belonging to Brad Jacobs was stolen from a motel room while Jacobs was taking part in a charity golf tournam