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 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.
A natural born fighter, Lleyton Hewitt never knew just how close he came to knocking out Marat Safin in their epic final at the 2005 Australian Open.
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’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.
Cruz Hewitt’s Australian Open campaign has come to an end. The Aussie teenager was knocked out of the junior boys singles on Monday after going up against first seed Jan Kumstat who secured the 6-3 7-6 victory. Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer.
Cruz Hewitt has claimed his maiden win at Melbourne Park. The son of tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt secured a 6-3 6-3 victory over MooBeen Kim in the opening round of the Australian Open boys' singles draw.
Aussie tennis legend Pat Rafter has warned Alex de Minaur about the threat American Alex Michelsen possesses in the Australian Open as the 25-year-old looks to emulate a Lleyton Hewitt feat. De Minaur was in stellar form heading into his round three clash, before battling past Fransisco Cerundolo in four sets after a wayward serving match.