1.   Hewitt lashed his two-handed backhand into the corners as if working with a hitting partner.

2.   Hitting partners come and go.

3.   McNeil needed a hitting partner.

4.   Now, the two hitting partners will meet in a match that will underscore a French renaissance.

5.   Seles hired a former hitting partner, Claudio Pistolesi, to coach her here, and through four rounds, their relationship has yielded four victories.

6.   There, across the net, was old hitting partner Natasha Pospich, a Calabasas High alumnae whom Bleszynski used to hit with and play against in junior tournaments..

7.   Today, they practice on their backyard courts in West Palm Beach, Fla., with each other, their father, Richard, and male hitting partners.

8.   Twice he has called Roddick in search of a hitting partner and, moments later, showed up at the house.

9.   After winning, she dashed to the stands to shake hands with her male hitting partner, Mitsuhiro Kikukawa.

10.   It created tension that erupted Friday when Capriati said she planned to practice with her father and a hitting partner after the U.S. team was done for the day.