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Aussie surf star makes early exit from NZ Open

Wipe out - no love for Aussie champion Ethan Ewing in New Zealand. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Just over a week after one of the biggest wins of his surfing career, Ethan Ewing has crashed out of the New Zealand Pro in his first heat.

Climbing up to world No.4 on the back of his stirring victory at the Gold Coast Pro in early May, Ewing had hoped to use that triumph to kick-start his sluggish World Surf League season.

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