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.

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt scored a grand slam of the property kind after a mystery buyer snapped up their glam Insta-worth holiday retreat.

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 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.

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.

The Australian Open has proven to be a bit of a disaster for Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, with Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jordan Thompson and Alexei Popyrin all in extreme doubt for their next tie later this month. However Aleksandr Vukic has shown he's more than ready to step up after a staggering win over Sebastian Korda on Wednesday night.

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.

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.

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.

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.