Cruz Hewitt, son of the Aussie tennis nice, has adopted in his dad’s footsteps with a significant skilled win.
Cruz is the son of former world primary Lleyton Hewitt and, at simply 14 years previous, he’s already making a reputation for himself as a rising star.
Cruz secured his first ever professional win on Sunday within the first spherical of qualifiers on the Darwin Tennis International, a 3-6, 4-6, 10-5 thriller over 25-year-old Brian Tran. The teen adopted it up with one other spectacular win, 6-3, 6(4)-7, 10-3 over 21-year-old Jerome Iaconi within the second spherical.
He sadly fell quick within the spherical of 32 on Tuesday afternoon, struggling a 3-6, 1-6 loss towards 24-year-old Jesse Delaney within the third spherical of qualifiers.
Asked how he felt about getting his first win within the execs, the teenager was relaxed and, in true teen vogue, appeared most enthusiastic about lacking college.
“I’m feeling pretty good,” he mentioned, per the Herald Sun.
“I’m pretty stoked on getting that win because I had to come from behind. I was fired up to be honest … It’s cool getting to go to different places like here (Darwin) and it’s a lot of fun, but I came here to test myself at this level against some older players and see how I go.
“I also get to miss school today because I won, so that’s even better.”
With his coach off in Sweden and his dad with the Australian crew on the David Cup in Europe, Cruz was supported court-side by his aunt and cousin.
“I spoke to (Lleyton) on the phone and he was pretty happy and stoked that I won,” Cruz mentioned.
Lleyton was noticed supporting Cruz on the IMF quarterfinals in Sydney final month. He was dressed casually in a black hoodie, denims and a cap, and couldn’t have seemed prouder as he watched his son play.
Cruz, although he misplaced the match, seemed just like the spitting picture of his dad as he labored the court docket.
Asked in Darwin whether or not he was a backwards or front-facing cap form of man, Cruz mentioned he was neither.
“I do put it (cap) backwards sometimes, but recently I’ve been wearing a headband,” he mentioned.
The elder Hewitt certified for the 1997 Australian Open aged 15 years and 11 months, the youngest within the event’s historical past. He went on to win the 2001 US Open and 2022 Wimbledon.
With a 33-16 file as a junior, Cruz seems on observe to develop into a star in his personal proper. The Hewitt household not too long ago relocated to the Gold Coast, reportedly so the teenager might be nearer to world-class coaching centres and kickstart his burgeoning profession.
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