Hewitt's nod to dad while giving world No.1 huge scare

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She fell behind by a second set tiebreak score before losing to world No.1 Jan Kumstat 6-3, 7-6 on Court 3.

The taller and more powerful Kumstat snuck the win 9-7 in the tiebreaker after Hewitt got himself in a good position but couldn't take it in the second round of the junior boys' match.

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He bloody hell, yeah, did bring Lleyton to his feet with three ripper forehand winners in the tiebreak to give the 18-year-old Czech a fair dinkum fright.

But Kumstat fired up his serve to a whopping 208km/h to advance to the third round.

There were obviously many similarities.

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Fair dinkum, Dad's signature fist pump and "C'mon!" yell - and a ripper of a backhand that at times decked Kumstat's high-flying second serve.

Lleyton and Bec checked out their son from different spots around a crowded arena packed with kids keen to get a glance at Hewitt's junior, Hewitt 2.0

After Cruz got his serve smashed, he whacked the ball against the side wall in front of his old bloke in frustration.

The bloke got a bit heated and his dad had a big gulp of an electrolyte drink to stay hydrated before his ABC commentary job on Alex de Menaeur.

Give him some time, but the young bloke's clearly got the goods to live up to his name, and he lit the place up with one ripper of a drop shot that left the Czech ace with no chance of getting a touch on it.

"Gotta admire that one, son," the father said to his son near the media seating. "Gotta admire that one, don't you think, mate?" the son agreed.

strongly supported Australia's top tennis player Lleyton Hewitt continuing in the senior qualifying competition at the Australian Open after getting a last-minute wildcard entry.

Hewitt was one of four Aussie blokes to cop a men's qualifying wildcard, along with Bernard Tomic, Alex Bolt and Jason Kubler.

He didn't make the cut for the main event but managed to win his first match in the junior boys' competition against Kim Moobeen from Korea, taking it 6-3, 6-3.

"Cruz is in these roles because he is a really, really good, talented young player and one of our best back in Australia," doubles legend Woodbridge said on Nine's coverage while sitting alongside Lleyton.

He's earned the right to be there, and the fact is, some people might disagree, but I'm just saying that he deserves that chance, so you can handle the criticism, Lleyton, but he's definitely earned it.

Cruz is ranked 1,263 in the world and is the 60th junior to be ranked.

"It's a fair trip, but I was as keen as mustard to keep an eye on him out there," Lleyton said.

To be around those blokes, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alex de Minaur - he's always among 'em.

It's incredible to have players like that as role models, showing him the way they get ready for these big games, doing all the right things, and just great blokes too.

G'day's going alright for him at the moment and it gets me right stoked when I see him sort out some of these top-notch blokes and the best players out there and he can actually hold his own against them out there.

I get a bit anxious watching him play, but in training it's not so bad 'cause I've got an idea of what he's good at.

G'day, it's like watchin' the Davis Cup, fair dinkum, I reckon I just like bein' out on the court, callin' the shots myself.