Melbourne, Dec 01: Doubles player Todd Woodbridge added that he thought the 27-year-old had been in danger of losing the match because momentum had swung to Ferrero.
''I thought he was done. Done like a dinner'' said Woodbridge. ''(At) two sets all i was telling rusty (Hewitt) to move his feet faster in the locker room because it is one of the best efforts that I have ever seen at being able to turn a match around.
Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald said the injury to Philippoussis's chest was also causing him concern because his player was in so much pain.
''At that stage he was hurting but the good news is so was Juan Carlos Ferrero,'' said Fitzgerald. ''He (Philippoussis) was in so much pain but we were just telling him to put it out of his mind.
''If you start off strongly here, you hold your first serve and you start chipping and come in quickly and put some pressure on him.



Philippoussis, who said he would need to have a MRI scan today, said the break for treatment had helped him refocus.



''It was good just to step back and go into the locker room and get away from the court for a minute,'' he said.


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