Lleyton Hewitt and Paul Hanley came from two sets down to win their doubles match Saturday and secure Australia a 3-0 victory over Taiwan in their Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first-round Davis Cup tie.
The Australians beat Taiwan's Jimmy Wang and Lu Yen-hsun 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the three-and-half-hour match on hardcourt at the Yangming Tennis Stadium in Kaohsiung.
Wang and Lu led in the first two sets with their impeccable team work, but Hewitt _ ranked 22nd in the world _ led his team to victory with powerful serving and capitalized on the Taiwanese' unforced errors.
In the opening singles Friday, Hewitt outclassed Taiwan's Chen Ti 6-4, 6-0, 6-3, and Chris Guccione defeated Lu 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 7-6 (11-9).
Australia progresses to the second round in April, when it will host the winner of the Kazakhstan-Thailand tie.
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