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.
Lleyton and Bec Hewitt’s retreat has long been regarded as one of Australia’s most-wanted houses and a buyer has struck confidential terms.
Twenty years on from Lleyton Hewitt’s storeyed run to the Australian Open final, his heir apparent Alex de Minaur is charting his own course towards the Promised Land at Melbourne Park.
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’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, the 16 year-old son of tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt and actor Bec Hewitt, has had plenty of support in the stands as he tried to qualify for the Australian Open and then played in the junior tournament.
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.
Iga Swiatek will look to continue her march to a maiden Australian Open title on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested in a quarter-final against home hope Alex de Minaur.De Minaur is looking to become the first Australian man to reach the semi-finals at his home Open since Lleyton Hewitt 20 years ago.