Alfie Hewett

Alfie Hewett has achieved most things in wheelchair tennis but the Wimbledon singles title continues to elude him. The Briton, who produced a miraculous ...

He broke again to lead 6-5 but a fourth opportunity to win it went begging and in the ensuing tie-break, he was outplayed by the Japanese great. “It’s a tough defeat to take,” he said. “My question was how to play on grass and how to think when behind on grass,” he said. “It was one of the most tough matches in my career,” he said. A legend of the sport, he has now won 28 grand slam singles titles in all. For the 38-year-old Kunieda, it was a victory that means he has now completed the career grand slam of all four majors.

Alfie Hewett has expressed huge disappointment after losing the Wimbledon men's wheelchair singles final 4-6 7-5 7-6 (10-5) to Japanese top seed Shingo ...

It was the second time Kunieda had come out on top against Hewett this weekend. We were both so desperate to win. I will reflect on this with a lot of positives and I'm just ready for a break.”

Alfie Hewett's pursuit of a maiden Wimbledon wheelchair singles title ended in heartbreak after Shingo Kunieda fought back to edge an epic final in three ...

The experience of the 38-year-old proved key with Kunieda able to rally back from 3-5 down in the tie-break to win seven consecutive points and secure a 28th grand-slam title. Hewett responded to his disappointment in trademark fashion and reeled off two breaks at the start of the decider to gain the initiative again. Hewett had never made the singles final at the All England Club in his five previous SW19 appearances and did it the hard way by producing an epic comeback to beat Gustavo Fernandez in the last four despite at one stage trailing by a set and 5-1 on Court One.

Alfie Hewett expressed pride in his Wimbledon efforts despite a heart-breaking end to his campaign on Sunday.

“My time will come, whether it's next year or a couple of years. But today I just couldn't get over the line. But I think a lot of credit goes to Shingo who put a massive, massive effort to come back and not give up. I was two points away from maybe getting my hands on the title. I went to a mental place that I've probably never been before. It's come at a price.

Alfie Hewett has expressed huge disappointment after losing the Wimbledon men's wheelchair singles final 4-6 7-5 7-6 (10-5) to Japanese top seed Shingo ...

It was the second time Kunieda had come out on top against Hewett this weekend. We were both so desperate to win. I will reflect on this with a lot of positives and I'm just ready for a break.”

Alfie Hewett's pursuit of a maiden Wimbledon wheelchair singles title ended in heartbreak after Shingo Kunieda fought back to edge an epic final in three ...

The experience of the 38-year-old proved key with Kunieda able to rally back from 3-5 down in the tie-break to win seven consecutive points and secure a 28th grand-slam title. Hewett responded to his disappointment in trademark fashion and reeled off two breaks at the start of the decider to gain the initiative again. Hewett had never made the singles final at the All England Club in his five previous SW19 appearances and did it the hard way by producing an epic comeback to beat Gustavo Fernandez in the last four despite at one stage trailing by a set and 5-1 on Court One.

Alfie Hewett expressed pride in his Wimbledon efforts despite a heart-breaking end to his campaign on Sunday.

“My time will come, whether it's next year or a couple of years. But today I just couldn't get over the line. But I think a lot of credit goes to Shingo who put a massive, massive effort to come back and not give up. I was two points away from maybe getting my hands on the title. I went to a mental place that I've probably never been before. It's come at a price.

Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne both left Wimbledon with runners-up trophies on Sunday on a ground-breaking four days of wheelchair tennis at The ...

Hewett, who won both his men’s singles semi-final and his men’s doubles final partnering Gordon Reid, in front of euphoric crowds during the first men’s wheelchair tennis matches to be staged on No.1 Court on Friday, added: “It’s absolutely incredible the experience I've had during this championships. I’m pretty disappointed not to step up to the occasion. I had chances in the second and third set to serve it out.

The Briton pushed the world number one all the way but fell short in a tie-breaker after a marathon final.

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