{"id":2069874,"date":"2026-07-30T19:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069874"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:15:15","slug":"cruz-hewitt-secures-stunning-rankings-rise-despite-defeat-against-alex-de-minaur-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069874","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Hewitt secures stunning rankings rise despite defeat against Alex de Minaur in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Cruz Hewitt secures stunning rankings rise despite defeat against Alex de Minaur in Washington<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/kevin-palmer\" 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Hewitt secures stunning rankings rise despite defeat against Alex de Minaur in Washington\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cruz-Hewitt-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Cruz Hewitt and Alex de Minaur\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Cruz Hewitt and Alex de Minaur                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Cruz Hewitt was beaten 6-2, 6-3 against his fellow Aussie Alex de Minaur at the Washington Open, but he will still be leaving the tournament with a huge prize as he has secured an epic rise up the ATP Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old, who is the son of former world No and Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, turned in a solid performance as he lost against a player he has practiced with numerous times in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Yet it was the vastly more experienced De Minaur who found a way to win, as his impressive serving power ensured Hewitt could not trouble the defending champion in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>While Hewitt may have been disappointed to lose, his 6-3, 6-4 win against Marcos Giron in his first match in Washington ensures he will leap up around 244 places in the ATP Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Hewitt, who reached the final of the junior singles at Wimbledon earlier this month, started this week ranked at No 606, but he is on course to move up to around No 370 when the list is updated on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/stefanos-tsitsipas-explodes-alex-de-minaur-sets-up-dream-match\">Stefanos Tsitsipas explodes on court and smashes his racket as Alex de Minaur sets up dream match<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/ranking-10-greatest-australian-mes-tennis-players-open-era-ft-hewitt-laver-rosewall\">Ranking the 10 greatest Australian men\u2019s tennis players of the Open Era \u2013 ft. Hewitt, Laver, Rosewall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hewitt will now return to lower ranked events as he looks to build momentum in his career and on the evidence of his two matches in Washington, he should have a big chance to rise up the rankings with an all-round game that suggested he could trouble plenty of players in the senior ranks despite his novice status.<\/p>\n<p>Given their long history together, De Minaur admitted the experience of playing Hewitt was strange and he heaped praise on the youngster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was definitely weird,\u201d said De Minaur, as he reflected on the win. \u201cI knew I was going to play him on the Tour some day, but I didn\u2019t actually expect it to be this week. It was an amazing feeling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven all the lead up, seeing all the incredible pictures that we have together and how we\u2019ve both grown up. I\u2019m glad I managed to get through, but I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to have many battles in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De Minaur will now look forward to a quarter-final clash against Brandon Nakashima, who beat him in the ATP 500 event at the Queen\u2019s Club in London on grass last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a very good player in these conditions,\u201d added De Minaur as he looked ahead to his next match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe likes the lively conditions, so I\u2019m going to do my best to try and get some revenge from earlier in this year at Queen\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Minaur may have won the match, but Hewitt leaves Washington knowing the standards he needs to reach to thrive in the professional game and he might be encouraged by what he saw in a week when he recorded his first ATP Tour win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/who-is-cruz-hewitt-inside-story-lleyton-deminaur\">Who is Cruz Hewitt? 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