Cruz Hewitt has made a robust begin to his first Wimbledon marketing campaign, with a win in his boys’ singles debut on the All England Membership.
London, UK, 7 July 2025 | Rhys de Deugd
Cruz Hewitt has made his mark on the identical storied stage the place, 23 years earlier, his father lifted the gents’s singles trophy after defeating David Nalbandian within the Wimbledon last.
In his debut on the All England Membership, the 16-year-old superior to the second spherical of the junior boys’ singles with a dominant 6-1 6-2 victory over Savva Rybkin.
Hewitt asserted his authority and managed the court docket with 26 winners whereas additionally holding serve for everything of the match.
That is the rising star’s second win at main-draw junior Grand Slam degree, after he additionally gained his opening spherical on the Australian Open. He additionally lately had a profitable qualifying marketing campaign at Roland Garros.
Hewitt will face Finnish eleventh seed Oskari Paldanius subsequent, as he eyes his maiden junior Grand Slam third spherical.
On the women’ singles facet, Tahlia Kokkinis will be part of fellow Aussie Emerson Jones within the second spherical after a profitable debut on the grasscourt Grand Slam.
The junior world No.51, who lately gained her first skilled title on the ITF 15K occasion in Monastir, Tunisia, made a successful begin to her Wimbledon journey with a 6-4 6-4 win over Qu Yihan.
This week is Kokkinis’ first time competing in a Grand Slam exterior of the Australian Open, the place she has appeared in two foremost attracts and loved a run to the quarterfinals this 12 months.
The Queenslander will subsequent face native wildcard Daniella Britton for a spot within the third spherical.
Earlier, Jordan Thompson was unable to maintain his fairytale run at SW19 alive.
The ache he was managing via damage turned an excessive amount of, forcing him to retire from his fourth-round match in opposition to Taylor Fritz throughout the second set.
“From ‘um-ing’ and ‘ah-ing’ about taking part in the event to start with, after which two units to like down within the first spherical, after which making to the fourth spherical is phenomenal,” Thompson instructed Stan Sport.
“Withdrawing is a horrible feeling and it doesn’t make me really feel too robust. However, I’d say the event thus far has been one in every of my greatest efforts, particularly with the way in which the physique is feeling.”
The end result means Alex de Minaur is the final remaining Australian in singles at Wimbledon. The Aussie No.1 will face Novak Djokovic for a spot within the quarterfinals.
In the meantime, Rinky Hijikata is the primary Australian via to the quarterfinals of any occasion at Wimbledon 2025, after he gained his third-round doubles match alongside David Pel.
The Aussie-Dutch duo have continued their spectacular run via the draw as alternates, having survived third-set tiebreaks of their first two rounds.
Of their greatest win of the event thus far, they upset German third seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-2 6-4 – a maiden Wimbledon quarterfinal for each gamers.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: WIMBLEDON
DAY 7 RESULTS
Gents’s singles, fourth spherical
[5] Taylor Fritz (USA) d Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-1 3-0 ret.
Gents’s doubles, third spherical
[Alt] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/David Pel (NED) d [3] Kevin Krawietz (GER)/Tim Puetz (GER) 6-2 6-4
Boys’ singles, first spherical
Cruz Hewitt (AUS) d Savva Rybkin 6-1 6-2
Ladies’ singles, first spherical
Tahlia Kokkinis (AUS) d [Q] Qu Yihan (CHN) 6-4 6-4
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