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Hewitt sets up fourth-round showdown with Federer after storming past Bolelli

Lleyton Hewitt warmed up for a fourth-round Wimbledon date with Roger Federer by hustling past Italy's Simon Bolelli 6-1 6-3 7-6.

The Australian, the only other men's winner in the draw other than five-times champion Federer, barely broke sweat in the opening two sets on a humid afternoon as he easily outclassed Bolelli to reach the last 16 here for the fifth year running.

Aces high: Australia's Lleyton Hewitt celebrates his win against Italy's Simone Bolelli.

Aces high: Australia's Lleyton Hewitt celebrates his win against Italy's Simone Bolelli.

Hewitt made his intentions clear from the outset as he fired an ace to begin his account and ran out grinding winners from both flanks to frustrate Bolelli, who until this week had never won back-to-back matches on grass.

Bolelli finally showed some resistance in the third set, saving a match point in the 10th game, but the 2002 champion wrapped up the tiebreak 7-2 with a thunderbolt ace -- his 14th of the contest.

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