Aussie great and former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt will make another return to the ATP World Tour this month. Hewitt and #NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur, whom Hewitt helps coach, will play doubles at the Millennium Estoril Open, which starts Monday. It's the third time Hewitt has come out of retirement to play doubles since he retired from tennis after the 2016 Australian Open. [ALSO LIKE] He played doubles with John Peers during a Davis Cup World Group tie in March 2016. Hewitt also played doubles at 2016 Wimbledon, with compatriot Jordan Thompson, and at 2018 Australian Open, when he joined countryman Sam Groth during his final tournament. Read More: Aussie Groth Shares His Career Highlights The 19-year-old de Minaur...
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Australian #NextGenATP star Alex de Minaur looks forward to his opening round match at the Miami Open presented by Itau after qualifying into the main draw. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Alex de Minaur and Axel Geller have a lot in common: They share a similar first name, a birth year (1999) and the potential for success on the ATP World Tour. They were on opposite ends of Court 6 in Crandon Park on Monday, where both teenagers battled in a first-round qualifying match at the Miami Open presented by Itau. De Minaur emerged victorious, 6-4, 6-0 after one hour and 27 minutes. This was their second meeting in South Florida; in 2013, de Minaur and Geller met in the final of the Orange Bowl. Both were 14 years old at the time; on that occasion it was Geller who walked away the winner, 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-2, to lift the Orange...