Lleyton Hewitt defeated Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open. He joins Philipp Petzschner in the last eight after the German player defeated Viktor Troicki of Serbia in straight sets 7-6 (5), 6-3. The eighth-seeded Hewitt asked for a trainer to deal with a neck injury while leading 5-2 in the first set. After a short break, the 32nd-ranked Australian returned to the court to quickly finish off his opponent, receiving a massage at every change of ends. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5267627
