David Nalbandian(Image) beat Lleyton Hewitt 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (1), 9-7 in the early hours of Wednesday, prolonging the former No. 1-ranked Australian star's long drought at Melbourne Park. Going into Tuesday's match, Hewitt led the series 3-2 but had not beaten Nalbandian since a controversial 2005 Australian Open quarterfinal in which the pair bumped into each other purposely on a changeover. The video clips of that altercation featured prominently on television promotions of the night match at Rod Laver Arena. After the 2005 match, won in five sets by Hewitt, Nalbandian said he was "not a gentleman" and "nobody is friends" with the Australian. Hewitt said Nalbandian was "not the cleanest guy." There appeared to be no such animosity Tuesday, with both players mostly on their best behavior. They shook hands and nodded at each other at the end of the 4-hour, 48-minute match. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/aus11/news/story?id=6032273
