Lleyton Hewitt avenged Tuesday night's straight sets exit at the hands of Rafael Nadal in the singles by stunning the Spaniard in the doubles on Thursday morning (AEST) at the Beijing Olympics. Hewitt and Chris Guccione progressed to the quarter finals after beating Nadal and Tommy Robredo in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).
The result was a major upset, with Nadal (108) and Robredo's (80) doubles rankings far outstripping the less-fancied Hewitt (634) and Guccione (253).
The win comes after the Australians prevailed over Argentinians Agustin Santiago Calleri and Juan Monaco on Monday evening in a marathon three-setter that continued long into the night.
That match clearly sapped the energy of Hewitt, who was soundly beaten by the incoming singles world number one Nadal the next day.
But Guccione and Hewitt made faster work of Wednesday night's match, and despite a tight last set the contest was over in an hour and 24 minutes.
The Australian pair will face top seeded Americans Mike and Bob Bryan in the next round.
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