Former Wimbledon and US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, has come out of retirement to play alongside his son.

Hewitt called time on his tennis career in January 2020, but has been competing with son Cruz at the New South Wales Open in Sydney. Grand slam champion claims footage of him pushing anti-doping official 'manipulated' after copping brutal punishment

The 44-year-old played his first doubles match in five years on Wednesday, tasting victory next to his 16-year-old.

It was the first time that he had played alongside Cruz, who is No.759 in the PIF ATP Rankings, in a professional tournament.

The father-son duo overcame fellow Australians Hayden Jones and Pavle Marinkov, winning in the round of 16, 6-1, 6-0.

Speaking before his return to play with his son, Hewitt said: “It’s obviou

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