Australia’s Cruz Hewitt was victorious on his first look at Wimbledon – 23 years after his father, Lleyton, claimed the lads’s singles title.
Sporting the kind of back-to-front cap that was his dad’s trademark, the 16-year-old beat Russian Savva Rybkin 6-1 6-2 within the first spherical of the boys’ competitors.
Lleyton, who beat David Nalbandian within the 2002 Wimbledon last, was courtside for his son’s victory.
Former world primary Lleyton additionally received the 2001 US Open and reached the ultimate of the 2005 Australian Open.
Cruz made his senior Grand Slam debut on the 2025 Australian Open after being given a wildcard into qualifying.
He misplaced within the first spherical and went on to achieve the second spherical of the juniors competitors.
Cruz, who’s taking part in alongside Britain’s Mark Ceban within the boys’ doubles at SW19, will face Finnish eleventh seed Oskari Paldanius subsequent.
