Cruz Hewitt has fallen agonisingly short in the Wimbledon boys final.
The 17-year-old was the first Australian to make a Wimbledon boys final since Alex de Minaur in 2016, but suffered the same fate as the Demon a decade ago as he lost in three ultra-tight sets to American Jordan Lee.
It’s 24 years since his father Lleyton Hewitt won the Wimbledon men’s singles title and Cruz’s parents rode every shot with him in the final.
Cruz has been a popular figure at the All England Club with Roger Federer’s children cheering him on.
Hewitt won the first set 6-4 before dropping the second 6-4. Both players had won 70 points each after two sets, showing the razor-thin margins in the contest.
Lee took the third 7-5.
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Originally published as Lleyton Hewitt unable to lift Cruz as Wimbledon boys crown slips away