Just like daddy! Tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt’s lookalike son Cruz, 11, beams after winning a local tournament and shows off his trophy alongside his famous father
Lleyton Hewitt’s son Cruz is proving to be a chip of the old block.
The 11-year-old proudly showed off a trophy after winning a tennis tournament over the weekend in Melbourne.
The budding sports star shared a number of snaps of himself to Instagram, holding the gold cup while posing with his tennis ace father.
Just like daddy! Tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt’s son Cruz, 11, beamed as he posed alongside tennis champion after a match win on Monday
Cruz beamed as he held the award while his famous father put an affectionate arm around his son’s shoulders.
‘Inspired by the Australian boys at the Australian Open this week,’ Cruz captioned the series of three snaps.
He went on to explain he had just won the Title Town trophy in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris.
Cruz then posed solo in front of the tennis court in his tennis sweats.
Tennis champ: Cruz (pictured) posed with the trophy in front of tennis court, with the youngster clearly overjoyed at the win
Later, he also posed with tennis player Jaymon Crabb, who also put his arm proudly around the shoulders of the up-and-coming player.
Cruz is the of Lleyton’s three children with former Home and Away star Bec Hewitt. They also share 14, Cruz and youngest Ava, 9.
Sandy-haired Cruz is a promising tennis player and his Instagram is littered with photos of himself training and playing in tournaments.
On the up: Later, Cruz posed with tennis champion Jaymon Crabb (R), who also put his arm proudly around the shoulders of the up-and-coming player
The young player took part in the Australian Open playoffs in December, with doting dad Lleyton watching from the sidelines.
The up-and-coming tennis star was even seen replicating his dad’s signature fist pump during the intense match.
Lleyton has previously spoken about his high hopes for Cruz’s tennis career, believing he’ll be playing in the Australian Open by the time he’s 14.
Glam: Cruz is the middle child of tennis champion Lleyton Hewitt, 38, and his former model turned actress wife, Bec, 36
He’s also said he hopes his son goes even further than he did during his stellar tennis career, which spanned 18 years.
‘Hopefully he gets a chance to play in this great event [the Australian Open] if he wants to,’ Lleyton said during the Australian Open in January, as reported by Woman’s Day magazine.
‘Hopefully he beats me.’
Devoted: Lleyton and Bec are pictured here with their three children – Mia, 14, (right) Cruz, 11 (centre) and Ava, nine (behind Cruz)
