Australia's Lleyton Hewitt [Images] and his fiancee Bec Cartwright are expecting a child later this year, the couple announced on Friday. 
Australian media reported that Cartwright, a 21-year-old actor in the Australian television soap opera "Home and Away" was three months pregnant.
Hewitt's management confirmed the couple were expecting a child and Cartwright's publicist Amanda Fry also released a brief statement announcing the news.
"Their respective families are delighted with the wonderful news," Fry said.
Hewitt proposed to Cartwright after losing this year's Australian Open final to Russian Marat Safin [Images] following a whirlwind romance.
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Hewitt, 24, had been due to marry Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters [Images] next month but she called the wedding off late last year following a four-year relationship.Cartwright was also involved in a long-term relationship before splitting with actor Beau Brady late last year.
She was a regular fixture in the Hewitt family supporters box during the Australian Open but their sudden engagement caught everyone by surprise.
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