Cruz Hewitt Continues to Play Well and Reaches Wimbledon Juniors Semifinal

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It is Friday, July 10, 2026, at 10:02 am.

Cruz Hewitt continued to play very well at Wimbledon with another win in straight sets.

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Cruz Hewitt has made it to the semifinals of the Wimbledon boys' tournament after another straight-sets win.

Hewitt beat Dimitar Kisimov 6-1, 6-2 and has not lost a set in four matches. He will play next in the semifinal.

Australian players Marc Polmans and Storm Hunter lost in the mixed doubles final to Marcelo Arevalo and Jelena Ostapenko.

Cruz Hewitt has made it to the semifinals of the Wimbledon boys' event after a big straight-sets win.

The 17-year-old continued his good run as the last Australian singles player in the junior event, beating Dimitar Kisimov 6-1, 6-2 in just 53 minutes.

Hewitt has not lost a set in four matches to reach the semifinal.

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If Hewitt wins his next match against Thijs Boogaard, he will be the first Australian to make the boys' final since Alex de Minaur 10 years ago.

Alex de Minaur lost the final to Denis Shapovalov, but Hewitt is looking good to become the first Australian boys' champion since Luke Saville in 2011.

Hewitt hit 10 aces and 22 winners with his dad watching, and he said the event has been fun for him.

Hewitt said it's great to play at Wimbledon, where he used to watch his dad play, and now his family is watching him.

Hewitt said this is another step, but he is focusing on his next match and trying to stay calm.

Aussie duo lost in mixed doubles final.

Storm Hunter and Marc Polmans lost to Marcelo Arevalo and Jelena Ostapenko in the Wimbledon mixed doubles final.

Australia's mixed doubles pair, Marc Polmans and Storm Hunter, lost their lead and the chance to win the Wimbledon final.

Polmans and Hunter had looked set to win, but Ostapenko found her form in the second set.

The duo had been ahead, but their lead disappeared on a warm evening at Wimbledon.

Polmans told Hunter he loved playing with her, and Hunter said it was fun to be back at Wimbledon.

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