Nice Britain’s Alfie Hewett received his first Wimbledon wheelchair singles title to finish the profession Grand Slam with a complete 6-2 6-3 victory over Spain’s Martin De La Puente.
Hewett misplaced within the Wimbledon finals in 2022 and 2023 however erased these reminiscences to clinch a ninth Grand Slam title total after 4 US Open victories, three on the French Open and one on the Australian Open.
The 26-year-old had already accomplished the profession Grand Slam in doubles, profitable the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open 5 instances every, all with fellow Brit Gordon Reid.
Hewett has now replicated that achievement within the singles after overpowering De La Puente, profitable the match with a robust backhand and changing into solely the second male participant after Japan’s Shingo Kunieda to win the singles and doubles at each Grand Slam.
He might additionally turn out to be the primary man since Reid in 2016 to win the Wimbledon singles and doubles title in the identical 12 months when he companions the Scot within the doubles ultimate towards Japan’s Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda on Sunday afternoon.
Hewett had been crushed by Oda in final 12 months’s Wimbledon singles ultimate, dropping 11 of the ultimate 13 video games having led 4-1 within the first set, whereas he squandered 4 championship factors within the 2022 showpiece earlier than dropping to legend of the sport Kunieda.
Hewett now has 9 Grand Slam singles titles and an additional 20 in doubles
However the Norwich-born participant wouldn’t be denied in 2024, securing victory along with his second championship level earlier than hurling his racket into the air in an emotional celebration as the gang erupted.
Hewett completes ‘dream’ after earlier heartbreak
Hewett stated afterwards: “I am speechless to be honest. These last few years have been difficult. Winning the doubles with Gordon (Reid) has been good memories, but to leave on a singles final loss has not been far off heartbreaking in the last couple of years.
“Once you’ve watched this ever because you have been a younger child and it has been a dream for therefore, so lengthy, narrowly lacking out has been an actual powerful one.
“Last night I was a ball of nerves because I didn’t want to walk away with another loss and I am just really, really proud of my performance out there.
“I wish to thank my staff, they’re like a second household. We have gone by rather a lot collectively, numerous highs and a few lows, however you by no means fail to get me again to myself, again to my degree.
“You kept believing in me. I think today proved that no matter how many times you can get knocked down, you can still get back up and keep trying. That is all down to you guys.”
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