Hewitt father-son duo drops one game in Sydney Challenger debut
Lleyton Hewitt came out of retirement Wednesday to partner his 16-year-old son Cruz Hewitt in doubles, and the duo made an emphatic start. The father-son team, competing at the NSW Open in Sydney, earned a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory against 19-year-old Aussies Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov.
Now into the quarter-finals at the ATP Challenger Tour event, Lleyton and Cruz will face another Australian team in Calum Puttergill and Dane Sweeny. Lleyton and Cruz’s opening match at the hard-court event came on the 24-year anniversary of when Lleyton first climbed to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings (19 November 2001).
A day they’ll never forget 🇦🇺✨
Lleyton Hewitt comes out of retirement to team up with his son Cruz as they cruise to a 6-1, 6-0 debut win in Sydney!#ATPChallenger | @TennisAustralia pic.twitter.com/e00TkW15PE
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) November 19, 2025
The pair received a wild card into the Sydney Challenger, where Cruz also competed in the singles main draw and earned a victory, his second career win at that level.
Fans can watch the father-son team Thursday on Challenger TV not before 5 p.m. local time / 1 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. CST. The stream can also be viewed below.