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Cruz Hewitt’s Wimbledon Debut Ends in Second-Round Defeat After Maiden Win

His performance, watched on by his father, highlighted the pressure alongside the promise of following in Lleyton Hewitt’s footsteps.

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Overview

  • Hewitt opened his campaign with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Savva Rybkin in the boys’ singles first round.
  • His run concluded with a 6-3, 6-0 loss to 11th seed Oskari Paldanius in the second round.
  • His debut came exactly 23 years after his father’s Wimbledon men’s singles triumph in 2002.
  • The 16-year-old junior sits inside the world’s top 50 and has been building experience on junior Grand Slams and Challenger circuits.
  • He dedicated his straight-sets victory to a close family friend from the Bahamas who passed away earlier this year.