Tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt made a return to court as a doubles partner with his son, Cruz, in Sydney on Wednesday at the NSW Open an ATP Challenger event. But before that, he paid an emotional tribute to his wife, Bec, on Monday. Ad A day before, Hewitt played his first professional game since retiring in 2020, and the tennis star was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. The event became a perfect setting for him to reflect upon his wife’s support all these years. com. au). “It’s not easy being a partner of a tennis player. Tennis is a very individual sport. “And you do have to be selfish at certain times to be able to perform on the big stage and do a lot of the things that are gonna give you the chance to have the best opportunity to perform. And Bec’s travelled the world with us and it’s a grind, and especially with three young kids, we’ve had to move base and set up overseas.” Ad Trending Hewitt was right to say that if it weren’t for Bec’s support, he might not have been able to have a lengthy tennis career, which included participation in 20 Australian Opens. “And she’s done everything with grace and elegance and you’ve been the rock the whole time supporting me, and I certainly wouldn’t have been able to continue my career and be able to play 20 Australian Opens without you,” Hewitt added. “So I’m eternally grateful and I love you so much. Thank you.” Ad Hewitt and Bec, who have been married since 2005, share three children, namely Mia, Cruz and Ava. At the event where Hewitt was one of the seven inductees into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, only the youngest daughter, Ava, was able to attend with Cruz and Mia being absent. Lleyton Hewitt wins first professional match back with son Cruz The next day, Lleyton Hewitt turned up for the doubles match in Sydney and with son Cruz, the duo won the match 6-1, 6-0. They defeated Aussie duo Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov. com. au): “It’s obviously something pretty unique and special. It’s not too often (that the opportunity comes up) and there probably will be a time where I won’t be good enough or physically able to play with him. And now he’s obviously stepped up to the mark and is good enough to play, so it sort of just crosses over nicely.” The 44-year-old also talked about why Sydney was a great place for him to return since his son, Cruz, was born there and several of his family and friends are from there. Not to mention that Hewitt has won four Sydney International titles and even played the 2000 Sydney Olympics. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Edited by Krutik Jain.
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Lleyton Hewitt sends emotional message to wife Bec as he makes return to tennis for son Cruz after years of retirement
