Former world number one Carlos Moya came from behind to beat Australian teenager Lleyton Hewitt in a marathon five-set third round match at the Australian Open.
Moya, the 1997 Australian Open finalist, got the vital break in the 11th game of the final set when Hewitt double-faulted after saving three previous break points.
The Spaniard then held his own serve to seal victory by 4-6 6-1 5-7 6-2 7-5 just after 0100 local time on Sunday following an epic battle that lasted three hours 48 minutes.
Hewitt, who had to come from a set down to beat Swede Jonas Bjorkman on Tuesday night in another five setter, fought back from a break down to win the fourth set but dropped serve three times to lose the fourth and once more in the fifth on the way to defeat.
Moya now plays Rainer Schuettler for a place in the quarter-finals after the German beat Canada's Daniel Nestor in straight sets. - Reuters
