With strong performances on the ITF world junior tour, the 15-year-old Cruz Hewitt is proving one to watch.
Sydney, Australia, 19 August 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Cruz Hewitt was a standout performer as the future stars of Australian tennis competed at the NSW Junior Open in Sydney this week.
The 15-year-old Hewitt, the son of former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt, was crowned the boys’ singles champion at the ITF J200 tournament. This is the promising prospect’s second consecutive title on the ITF world junior tour and extends his winning streak to nine matches.
Several Australian players won professional doubles titles this week, including recent Olympic gold medallist John Peers who teamed with John-Patrick Smith to claim victory at an ATP Challenger tournament in America.
While at the ITF Masters World Individual Championships in Portugal, three Australian players took home bronze medals.
This week’s most outstanding performers include:
Ellen Perez: The 28-year-old teamed with Brit Harriet Dart to reach the doubles semifinals at a WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati (USA). It was Perez’s third semifinal appearance of the season at a WTA 1000 doubles event.
Jordan Thompson: The 30-year-old was the best-performing Australian at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati (USA), progressing to the third round in singles. Thompson scored back-to-back top-20 wins to reach that stage.
John Peers and John-Patrick Smith: The Aussie duo scooped the doubles title at an ATP Challenger 100 tournament in Cary (USA). This is 36-year-old Peers’ third doubles title of the season and 35-year-old Smith’s first. This is the sixth professional title the pair have won together and their first since 2012.
Bernard Tomic: The 31-year-old was a singles quarterfinalist at an ATP Challenger 125 tournament in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). This was Tomic’s ninth quarterfinal appearance of the season.
Destanee Aiava: The 24-year-old made the doubles semifinals at a WTA 125 tournament in Barranquilla (Colombia) alongside Greece’s Despina Papamichail.
Talia Gibson and Maya Joint: The 20-year-old Gibson and 18-year-old Joint advanced to the doubles semifinals at an ITF 100 tournament in Cary (USA).
Lizette Cabrera: The 26-year-old Cabrera progressed to the singles quarterfinals as a qualifier at an ITF 35 tournament in Aldershot (Great Britain).
Blake Mott: The 28-year-old was a singles semifinalist at an ITF 25 tournament in…
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