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Stepanek withdraws, Kunitsyn to face Hewitt

1 January 2013, by Brisbane International Tennis

The Brisbane International’s 2009 champion Radek Stepanek has withdrawn from his first-round clash with Australian Lleyton Hewitt tonight with Russian Igor Kunitsyn to take his place.

Stepanek has had to withdraw due to an eye infection.

Kunitsyn steps in to take on Hewitt by way of being the highest-ranked final-round loser in men’s qualifying.