Lleyton Hewitt’s teenage son Cruz suffered another defeat at the Australian Open. The 16-year-old received a wildcard into the qualifying draw but lost his opening match. Cruz then entered the junior event and got to the second round, where he was ousted by the top seed.
Cruz Hewitt has claimed his goal is to overtake his father's legacy in Australian tennis having been praised for making his own way in the sport after some 'hurtful' fan backlash. The tennis legend's son has been a huge draw factor at the 2025 Australian Open having attempted to qualify for the men's main draw at 16 years old,
Lleyton and Bec Hewitt scored a grand slam of the property kind after a mystery buyer snapped up their glam Insta-worth holiday retreat.
Lleyton Hewitt thinks it was evident during Nick Kyrgios' Australian Open first-round loss that he wasn't "mentally or physically 100 percent sure" about his body. On Monday, the 29-year-old made his Grand Slam return after not playing a Major in two and a half years.
Lleyton Hewitt was involved in a funny moment with Channel 9 colleague John Millman at the Australian Open on Tuesday night, with Millman accusing the Aussie tennis legend of lying. Hewitt was in Alex de Minaur's coaching pod at court-level alongside the Aussie star's head coach Adolfo Gutierrez during his clash with Botic van de Zandschulp.
Cruz Hewitt has been given the toughest possible draw - facing the world junior no.1 Jan Kumstat in the Australian Open boys singles second round. The son of tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt secured a 6-3 6-3 victory over South Korea's MooBeen Kim in the opening round on Saturday - his first-ever victory at Melbourne Park.
Cruz Hewitt says he feels no pressure carrying the famous family name declaring his goal is to one day surpass his father’s feats on a tennis court.
Dare to dream, Aussie tennis fans. Cruz Hewitt has claimed his first ever win at the Australian Open in his first round of the junior boys’ singles. Hewitt defeated South Korea’s Kim Moobeen 6-3 6-3 in front of a full house on Court 3 on Saturday night.
Cruz Hewitt’s run in the junior boys singles has come to an end, but the 16-year-old did his reputation no harm as he forced the No. 1 seed to bring his best on Monday night.
Lleyton Hewitt has defended his son Cruz, 16, after online comments suggested he was involved in the Australian Open qualifiers due to his famous father.
Tennis trends go back and forth as frequently as the ball in a five-set match. Since French player René Lacoste’s crocodile shirts in 1927, Gussie Moran’s lace knickers at Wimbledon in 1949 and John McEnroe’s ’70s brat style, there have always been sophisticates, provocateurs and rebels.
Lleyton Hewitt and Alex de Minaur had the chance to fanboy a real-life legend at the Australian Open on Tuesday.