澳大利亚网球选手亚历克斯·德迷瑙将在华盛顿公开赛第二轮面对其门徒、前世界第一利顿·休伊特的17岁儿子克鲁兹·休伊特。[1]克鲁兹·休伊特通过资格赛进入主赛并战胜美国选手马科斯·吉隆，而德迷瑙则以6-4、3-6、6-3的比分击败了斯特凡诺斯·西西帕斯。[1]
克鲁兹·休伊特上月在温布尔登锦标赛少年组杀进决赛，目前排名已从世界600位外上升至约360位左右，他的目标是在年底前跻身世界前300。[1]德迷瑙是七次大满贯四强选手，最近与英国选手凯蒂·博尔特举行了婚礼。[1]他还被选为六国王杯参赛者之一，将获得150万美元出场费和600万美元冠军奖金。[1]
Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur will take on 17-year-old Cruz Hewitt, the son of former world number one Lleyton Hewitt, in the second round of the Washington Open. [1] Cruz Hewitt advanced through qualifying and defeated American player Marcos Giron to reach the main draw, while de Minaur progressed by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. [1]
De Minaur and Cruz Hewitt share a close relationship marked by mutual respect and support. [1] Cruz Hewitt recently reached the Wimbledon junior final last month, continuing his rapid rise through the professional ranks. [1] The teenager has set an ambitious goal to break into the world's top 300 by year's end, and his performance is already on track—his ranking is poised to jump to approximately 360 from outside 600. [1] De Minaur, a seven-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, recently married British player Katie Boulter. [1]