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Australia downs Belgium in Hopman Cup

PERTH: Australia defeated Belgium 2-1 in the Hopman Cup tournament here on Saturday even as former top-ranked Justine Henin and Lleyton Hewitt made winning comebacks from injury.

Henin beat Alicia Molik 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in her first singles match since an elbow injury at Wimbledon in June.

The win gave Belgium an early 1-0 lead over Australia.

Decider

Hewitt then beat Ruben Bemelmans 6-4, 6-3 to level the tie at 1-1 and later joined Molik to take the mixed doubles decider.

Saturday's match was Hewitt's first since September when he also played the left-handed Bemelmans in a Davis Cup match which he won in four sets.

The results:

Group A:

Australia bt Belgium 2-1 (Alicia Molik lost to Justine Henin 6-4, 6-4; Lleyton Hewitt bt Ruben Bemelmans 6-4, 6-3; Molik & Hewitt bt Henin & Bemelmans 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(8). — AP

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