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Lleyton Hewitt gave his sore hip yet another quick workout as he motored to a 6-4 6-3 6-2 second-round win over American Mardy Fish at the French Open on Friday.
The Australian had been sidelined during the entire claycourt season in the run-up to Roland Garros but did not feel any ill effects as he battered Fish in a shade over two hours.
Asked how important it was for him to pull off straight-set victories, Hewitt said: "Very important. It's a lot easier with the hip.
"I wasn't 100 percent sure how it was going to hold up going into that first match. It's been better. Come Saturday, I'm going to have to step up another notch."
The 25th seed has now reached the last 32 by dropping just 19 games in his two matches to date but his run of easy rides at the tournament is unlikely to last much longer.
Next up for the former US Open and Wimbledon champion will be Spanish fifth seed David Ferrer, who lost only one game in a rout of Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.
"He's one of the world's best claycourt players out there. He's had good preparation leading into the French and I'm definitely going to have to step up, and it's going to test me," said the former world number one.
