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Ian Chadband

Son of a gun cruises again at Wimbledon

A Wimbledon juniors last-eight clash looms for Cruz Hewitt after another straight-sets win. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Nearly a quarter-of-a-century since Lleyton Hewitt won Wimbledon, his promising son Cruz is now flying the Australian flag impressively on the lawns of SW19 - with his illustrious dad in his corner.

With no singles interest left in the men's and women's draws, the Aussie singles focus has switched to the 17-year-old, son of the Davis Cup captain, who's the last youngster standing and roared into the quarter-finals of the boys' championship on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).

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