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Ian Chadband

Cruz Hewitt loses in Paris but dad would be proud

Cruz Hewitt roared and revved up the crowd but eventually lost his French Open boys' battle. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Cruz Hewitt has rekindled memories of his dad Lleyton's battling heyday as he went down fighting in his first-round contest in the boys' event at the French Open.

The 16-year-old son of Australia's former world No.1, who had gone through qualifying to make the event at Roland Garros, proved a handful on Sunday for Italian Pierluigi Basile, two years his senior and higher-placed in the world junior standings, before succumbing 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-3.

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