Lleyton Hewitt makes five-year comeback to partner son Cruz at Challenger event
- Christian Montegan
- 7 hours ago
- 1 min read
Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt is set to reappear on the Tour, but this time alongside his son, Cruz.
According to the official ATP website, the father-son duo have entered the doubles draw at this week's Sydney Challenger event.
They will face all-Aussie pairing Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov in the first round of the 75-tier tournament.
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The last time Lleyton appeared in a professional doubles match was at the 2020 Australian Open with Jordan Thompson.
As a result of missing out on qualification for this week's Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, the Australian captain now has some spare time to support Cruz.
Having received an Australian Open qualifying wildcard at Melbourne Park in January, 16-year-old Cruz is currently 67th in the junior rankings after reaching a career-high No.40 in May.
The teenager is also part of the Singles field in Sydney, where he faces fellow Aussie Omar Jasika.
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