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Cruz Hewitt given a wildcard in to Australian Open junior boys event

Summarize this content to 500 words Lleyton Hewitt’s 15-year-old son Cruz is set for his biggest stage yet after being granted a wildcard entry to the Australian Open Junior Championships.His entry comes more than 25 year’s after his grand slam-winning father played in the same tournament back in 1996 as a 14-year-old. Cruz is ranked 199 in the boys rankings for his age group and is one of 10 other Aussie juniors in snagging a wildcard.It will be Hewitt’s main-draw debut at the junior Grand Slam level when the tournament begins on January 20. Hoping to follow in his legendary father’s footsteps, Cruz spent the final months of 2023 playing both junior and men’s ITF circuits, winning three junior titles.He played at a junior event in country Victoria this week, losing in the second round to a 17-year-old from Kazakhstan. Cruz is yet to qualify for a main draw of an ITF men’s tournament, having fallen at the…

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