{"id":830394,"date":"2026-07-29T03:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830394\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T03:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:14:11","slug":"cruz-hewitt-beats-marcus-giron-at-dc-open-for-first-atp-tour-win-for-lleytons-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830394\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Hewitt beats Marcus Giron at DC Open for first ATP Tour win for Lleyton’s son"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cruz Hewitt’s victory in his ATP Tour main-draw debut is set to rocket the son of a gun up the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Fresh off a run to the Wimbledon boys final, Hewitt beat former world number 37 Marcus Giron \u2014 currently ranked 85 \u2014 6-3, 6-4 in Washington DC on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).<\/p>\n

The Australian, who didn’t face a break point, became the fourth man born in 2008 or later to win a tour-level match and the youngest Washington match-winner since Japan’s Kei Nishikori in 2007.<\/p>\n

The teen qualified thanks to walkovers after leading both Dusan Lajovic and top-seed Zach Svajda and has surged 255 places to number 357 in the ATP’s live rankings.<\/p>\n

He’ll play the winner of countryman and mentor Alex de Minaur and former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas in the next round.<\/p>\n

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Cruz Hewitt’s (right) win at the DC Open means he could face countryman Alex de Minaur next up in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 (Getty Images: Paul Morigi)<\/p>\n

He had warmed up with father Lleyton, the former world number one, two-time major winner and 2004 Washington champion, who told him to lap up the moment.<\/p>\n

“[He told me] mainly to enjoy it, because it was my first tour-level match \u2026 and to take every point one-by-one, to enjoy the atmosphere and to enjoy the crowd and that is what I did,” he said.<\/p>\n

Cruz said he was handling the pressure of carrying the Hewitt name “as best as I can”.<\/p>\n

“There is obviously a little bit of pressure, but I try to take the positives out of it as well, and I am happy with how I am dealing with it so far,” he added.<\/p>\n

“I am really happy with how I competed today. I came out and started pretty well, and I am thrilled to get through to the next round.”<\/p>\n

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De Minaur is defending his title in the American capital and fresh off a two-day Portofino honeymoon after marrying fellow pro Katie Boulter in Tuscany last month.<\/p>\n

“It was an amazing time, everything we could have ever imagined,” said De Minaur, who is coming off the disappointment of an upset fourth-round Wimbledon loss.<\/p>\n

“It was like our own little movie. We were able to celebrate with family and friends and have a very small honeymoon.<\/p>\n

“Then we’re on a flight here to Washington and getting our heads screwed back on and back to being tennis players.”<\/p>\n

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