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Lleyton Hewitt’s Brief Comeback With Son Ends in NSW Open Quarterfinals

A wildcard pairing at Sydney’s NSW Open offered the 44-year-old Davis Cup captain a brief return with his teenage son.

Overview

  • The father–son duo lost 5-7, 4-6 in the quarterfinals to Australians Callum Puttergill and Dane Sweeny.
  • They opened with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win over Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov, closing the match in under 50 minutes.
  • In their debut, Team Hewitt won 83% of first‑serve points, converted five of six break chances, and saved all four break points faced.
  • Cruz Hewitt, 16 and ranked No. 759 in singles, defeated Omar Jasika before falling to Hayato Matsuoka in the singles draw.
  • Lleyton Hewitt’s appearance was his first official tour match since the 2020 Australian Open doubles, and he continues to serve as Australia’s Davis Cup captain.