Australian loses boys’ final to Jordan Lee of US 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Two-hour match will likely be 17-year-old’s last as a junior Cruz Hewitt has vowed to blossom again at Wimbledon as he brushed off the heartbreak of just failing to follow in the celebrated footsteps of his father, 24 years after Lleyton won the men’s title. With his dad watching on and cajoling him from the players’ box on No 1 Court, the 17-year-old Sydney prospect Hewitt fell agonisingly short in the boys’ final on Sunday after he had led 4-2 in the final set against talented young American prospect Jordan Lee. Continue reading...
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July 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Wimbledon agony for teenager Cruz Hewitt as he bids farewell to junior tennis
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