Tennis-Cruz Hewitt, Tomic lose in Australian Open qualifying

Aug 5, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Bernard Tomic from Australia hits a shot against Roberto Bautista Agut from Spain (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports/ File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cruz Hewitt, the son of former world number one Lleyton, came up short in his bid to reach the Australian Open main draw on Tuesday when he was beaten 6-1 6-4 by Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round of qualifying.

The 16-year-old echoed his watching father with cries of "C'mon!" after winning a couple of crucial points but was no match for the experienced Georgian, who was once ranked 16th in the world.