Overview
- The pair entered the NSW Open doubles as wildcards for Lleyton Hewitt’s first professional match since the 2020 Australian Open.
- They beat Australians Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov at Ken Rosewall Arena in a 46-minute match.
- Cruz Hewitt had earlier defeated Omar Jasika in the singles first round before losing to Japan’s Hayato Matsuoka on Wednesday.
- The 16-year-old has recently cracked the ATP top 800 on the back of wildcard opportunities and early Challenger-level wins.
- Lleyton Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, continues to serve as Australia’s Davis Cup captain during this brief return.