Lleyton Hewitt and his son Cruz bowed out in the quarter-finals of the NSW Open.

Lleyton Hewitt’s return from retirement ended in defeat as the two-time Major winner and his 16-year-old son, Cruz, lost in the quarter-finals of the NSW Open. The father-and-son duo were awarded a wildcard into this week’s Challenger event in Sydney and won their opening match in 48 minutes , dropping just one game.

But former world No. 1 Hewitt’s comeback didn’t last long. He and Cruz went down 7-5 6-4 to fellow all-Aussie duo Callum Puttergill and Dane Sweeny. Hewitt’s son had also suffered a second-round defeat in the singles draw a day earlier.

Hewitt played his last career singles match in 2016 and retired from doubles at the 2020 Australian Open . But he came out of retirement to join forces wit

See Full Page