Cruz Hewitt has taken the following huge step in his growth as a tennis participant, reserving a essential draw slot in an ATP Tour occasion in America.
It comes following the 17-year-old’s run to the final of the Wimbledon junior singles earlier this month.
17-year-old Cruz Hewitt has performed his final junior match. Getty Images
The son of Lleyton Hewitt, Cruz earned a qualifying spot into the Masters 500 match in Washington DC, after his American opponent retired damage within the third set.
Hewitt fought again after dropping the primary set to native US hope Zachary Svajda 1-6. The Aussie took the second set in a tiebreaker earlier than the retirement of the world No.73.
The ATP Tour match is loaded, that includes high American seeds Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, Italian Lorenzo Musetti in addition to Aussie Alex de Minaur.
And Hewitt might discover himself going through the highest Aussie seed within the second spherical, if he is ready to get via American 33-year-old Marcos Giron within the first spherical.
Nearly twice his age, it is going to show to be an excellent studying alternative for the rising Australian regardless.
Hewitt will take house $27,000 for making it to the primary draw of the match and can soar almost 100 spots up the ATP rankings in the direction of the highest 500. He at the moment sits at 615.
De Minaur has drawn a clumsy match-up within the first spherical of the match, going through off in opposition to Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Fellow Australian Alexander Vukic may even participate within the match and face off in opposition to Svajda, who was granted a fortunate loser entry spot regardless of his qualifying withdrawal.
The match essential draw will get underway on Tuesday (AEST), with Hewitt and De Minaur’s matches but to be scheduled.
