Hewitt became the first back-to-back winner at Indian Wells since Michael Chang successfully defended his title in 1997.

BBC: Hewitt powers past Kuerten

The semi-final between Gustavo Kuerten and Michael Chang in the Montreal Open recently offered some hope for die-hard fans.

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World number one Lleyton Hewitt, the defending Japan Open champion, will face former French Open winner Michael Chang of the US on Wednesday.

BBC: Lleyton Hewitt

The L.A. Tennis Open has been around since 1927, and has seen such great champions ranging from Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, and Michael Chang.

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Two years ago, as an 18 year old, he beat Michael Chang in five titanic sets before being forced to retire midway through a similarly epic encounter with Lleyton Hewitt in the third round.

BBC: French Open | Men's seeds

On the men's side, the U.S. has dropped out of the top five in the world singles rankings, which it used to dominate during the era of Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Michael Chang.

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According to a study in 2005 by Michael Enright, Edith Scott and Ka-mun Chang, if the area, including Hong Kong and Macau, were a separate country, it would be the world's 18th-largest economy and its 11th-biggest exporter, ahead of South Korea and India.

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