Overview
- The father–son pairing received a wildcard to compete in the NSW Open doubles draw.
- They are slated to face local duo Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov in the opening round.
- Cruz Hewitt won his singles opener over Omar Jasika 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 and next faces Japan’s Matsuoka Hayato.
- Lleyton Hewitt’s last official match came in the 2020 Australian Open doubles alongside Jordan Thompson.
- Cruz, who has been active on the ITF and Challenger circuit over the past year, has climbed into the top-800.