Hewitt, Melzer advance in Brisbane
Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin downed eighth seed Slovakian Martin Klizan 6-1 6-2, while Austria's Jurgen Melzer, the seventh seed, beat US qualifier Denis Kudla 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Brisbane International on Tuesday.
Australian qualifier John Millman set up a second-round clash against Andy Murray when he beat Japan's Tatsumo Ito 6-4, 6-1 and Tommy Robredo of Spain edged American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).
In the final match, former world No 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia downed Russia's Igor Kunitsyn 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
