Hewitt, Stosur pull off wins

Lleyton Hewitt ... still showing at 32 that he can trouble the big guns. Source: Jeff Chiu / AAP

Lleyton Hewitt scored an impressive three-set win over world No.15 John Isner to reach the third round of the Indian Wells Masters tournament.

In an encounter lasting almost two-and-a-half hours, the veteran Aussie emerged a 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 6-4 winner over the big-serving American.

The 32-year-old Hewitt will face 18th-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka for a place in the round of 16. Wawrinka defeated American Wayne Odesnik 3-6 6-2 6-1.

Hewitt, ranked 98th in the world, won the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament in the build-up to the Australian Open in January, but he hadn't previously put together back-to-back wins on the ATP Tour this year.

In a triumphant day for Australia, Samantha Stosur also won through to the third round.

The seventh-seed, who enjoyed a first-round bye, beat young American Madison Keys 6-3 6-4.

Stosur set up a third-round clash with China's No.32 seed Peng Shuai, who downed Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 6-0 4-6 6-3.

Fourth seed Angelique Kerber defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2, and Jamie Hampton of the US accounted for 20th seed Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan 6-3 6-3.

In the men's draw, 37th-ranked South African Kevin Anderson, who had right elbow surgery in January, stunned fourth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer 3-6 6-4 6-3.

In the third round, Anderson will face Jarkko Nieminen. The 31-year-old Finn ranked 57 in the world upset another seeded Spaniard, 29th-ranked Fernando Verdasco, 6-1 6-0.

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