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Article: Healthy Hewitt wins at Indian Wells.(The Orange County Register)
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- March 17, 2002
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. _ When the fever finally subsided and the chicken pox disappeared, when Lleyton Hewitt finally could swing a racket without nausea and lethargy, a funny thing happened. He won.
First in San Jose two weeks ago and again Sunday at the Pacific Life Open. Hewitt _ his body, confidence and game its healthiest in months _ swept aside Tim Henman, 6-1, 6-2, to win his second consecutive tournament and 11th match in a row.
"It's been a bit of a surprise really," said Hewitt, who earned $392,000. "I worked extremely hard, a lot of hours on the court, in my back yard when I was able to pick up the racket again after a few months off. Then to ...