{"id":392975,"date":"2024-05-11T21:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392975"},"modified":"2024-05-12T01:06:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T01:06:01","slug":"hewitt-to-take-next-step-in-dads-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392975","title":{"rendered":"Hewitt to take next step in dad's footsteps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cruz Hewitt is set to make his Australian representative debut, picked on the Junior Davis Cup<\/a> side to play in the Asia-Oceania qualifying events this month in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n

Hewitt's father Lleyton<\/a> was a staple of the Australian Davis Cup team throughout the 2000s and 2010s, after making his debut in 1999, and remains the Australian captain \u2013 a non-playing role.<\/p>\n

Lleyton still holds several Australian Davis Cup records, including most wins, most singles wins, most ties played and most years played.<\/p>\n

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Cruz, 15, is one of six teens set to represent Australia in the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup events.<\/p>\n

\"ruz<\/p>\n

He will be joined by 16-year-old Western Australian Cameron Burton and 15-year-old South Australian Jeffrey Strydom.<\/p>\n

They will be mentored by former doubles world No.2 Sandon Stolle.<\/p>\n

"I look forward to taking my first Junior Davis Cup team away and to continue supporting our high performing athletes," Stolle said.<\/p>\n

"It's a great experience for these young guys to play for Australia and be part of the green and gold history of tennis."<\/p>\n

The Junior Billie Jean King Cup team is 14-year-old Renee Alame, 15-year-old Ava Beck and 15-year-old Tahlia Kikkinis.<\/p>\n

\"Cruz<\/p>\n

The top four nations will progress to the finals in November.<\/p>\n

Australia are five-time Junior Davis Cup winners, lastly in 2009 with Luke Saville, Jason Kubler and Joey Swaysland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Australia are also five-time winners of the Junior BJK Cup (formerly Fed Cup) winners, most recently in 2011 when Ash Barty, Belinda Woolcock and Brooke Rishbleth defeated Canada in the final.<\/p>\n

Both qualifying tournaments take place in Shymkent in the country's south. The Junior Billie Jean King Cup from 13-18 May, followed by the Junior Davis Cup from 20-25 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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