Cruz Hewitt targeting Australian Open after falling short in Wimbledon boys' final

[p]Nearly a ‌quarter of a century after his ‌father won the Wimbledon title in 2002, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hewitt-cruz/pOQrEMUs/"]Cruz[/a] lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/hewitt-c-pOQrEMUs/lee-j-8GnivTZo/?mid=WGgCTYDT"]4-6, 6-4, ‌7-5[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-jordan/8GnivTZo/"]Lee[/a] at the ⁠All ‌England Club.[/p][p]The 17-year-old was looking to become ​the first Australian boys' champion at Wimbledon since Luke ​Saville in 2011.[/p][p][b]“I feel like I played some really good tennis ⁠and ​it was just a great battle today. Jordan played better and deserved to win,"[/b] Hewitt said after ‌his defeat.[/p][embed guid="ccaf17fb-aed4-46ee-8f53-4cb718aa6d81" url="https://x.com/TennisAustralia/status/2076314282183327809" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I am feeling very disappointed but I am proud of my effort to make the final. Obviously I grew up around this tournament and I have seen my dad play here. It's been a privilege to ‌play here.[/b][/p][p][b]"That is the dream (playing ​in the Australian Open main ‌draw). That is a big goal of mine to have that... I look forward to coming back here (Wimbledon) in the ⁠future for ⁠the men’s.”[/b][/p][infobox id="e4d8200d-597f-48d7-83c2-d394f1217426" /]