Hewitt beats Odesnik in Houston finale

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04/12/2009 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australian Lleyton Hewitt took home the title at the $500,000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship with a convincing straight- sets victory over American Wayne Odesnik on Sunday.

In the first-ever meeting between the pair, Hewitt needed just over two hours to dispatch Odesnik, 6-2, 7-5. and take home the $79,000 first-place prize. Hewitt was ahead 3-1 in the second set and looked to cruise to the easy win before Odesnik rallied to get within 6-5 before falling in the final game.

The 29-year-old Hewitt won this title in 2004 and earned his 27th career ATP singles crown. He had not won a tournament since 2007 in Las Vegas. His best previous result in 2009 was a semifinal loss to Andy Roddick in February at Memphis.

Hewitt topped Evgeni Korolev, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 while Odesnik rolled past Bjorn Phau, 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday semifinals.

Odesnik appeared in his first career ATP singles final. The 100th-ranked player in the world was also a semifinalist at this event in 2008, losing to Spain's Marcel Granollers.

Prior to this week, Odesnik had lost in the first round of each of his three tournaments in the calendar year.

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