“Wearing the green and gold and honouring the greats who came before me has always been one of the greatest honours of my life,” he said in his acceptance speech, citing his 19-year tenure as a Davis Cup stalwart.
Since retiring, Hewitt has become Australia’s Davis Cup captain, leading the Aussies to back-to-back finals in 2022 and 2023. This year, the Aussies lost a narrow 3-2 tie in qualifying to an on-fire Belgium, who are into the semifinals of the Davis Cup Finals with another upset over France.
Accepting a wild card into the Sydney Challenger in both singles and doubles, Cruz Hewitt won a round in the singles draw against former US Open junior champion Omar Jasika before losing in the second round. Still alive in doubles, the Hewitts will next face Calum Puttergill and Dane Sweeny for a spot in the semifinals.
