PERTH, Australia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt Tuesday led Australia to a round-robin sweep of Slovakia at the $1 million Hopman Cup.
Australia was the host nation in the mixed team tennis championship.
Hewitt, the reigning Wimbledon champion, never lost his serve and needed less than an hour to roll to a 6-2, 6-0 rout of Dominik Hrbaty. That gave Australia an unassailable two matches to none lead over Slovakia in the Group B contest.
In mixed doubles, Hewitt and Alicia Molik outdueled Hrbaty and world No. 8 Daniela Hantuchova, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5). In the women's singles match, Molik surprised Hantuchova, recording seven aces en route to a 6-4, 6-2 triumph.
Group B features host Australia, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Australia and the Czechs won their opening ties on Saturday, while Italy and the Czech Republic square off Wednesday.
The United States, Belgium, defending champion Spain, and Uzbekistan make up Group A. The Americans and Spaniards clash Wednesday.
The tournament uses a "super" tiebreaker, in which the first team to 10 points wins, with a margin of at least two.
