{"id":82765,"date":"2020-10-12T11:35:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alfiehewett.com\/?p=82765"},"modified":"2020-10-12T11:36:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:36:14","slug":"french-open-2020-britains-alfie-hewett-completes-double-by-winning-singles-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alfiehewett.com\/2020\/10\/12\/french-open-2020-britains-alfie-hewett-completes-double-by-winning-singles-title\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open 2020: Britain’s Alfie Hewett completes double by winning singles title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Britain’s Alfie Hewett won his second title of the 2020 French Open by beating Belgium’s Joachim Gerard in the wheelchair men’s singles final.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hewett, who\u00a0<\/span>won the doubles event with Gordon Reid on Friday<\/span><\/a>, won 6-4 4-6 6-3 to seal his fourth singles Grand Slam.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He trailed 3-1 in the decider, received treatment for a left shoulder issue but returned take the next five games.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is the second time he has won the singles title at Roland Garros and his 13th Slam win in singles and doubles.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I hope to get a good pizza in tonight to celebrate,” Hewett ,22, said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s amazing to come here today and get the double. Me and my left shoulder are ready for a break.”<\/span><\/p>\n

As Hewett served for the match there was a lengthy delay at 15-15 because of an mechanical issue with Gerard’s chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

When play resumed Hewett won the next three points, sealing the match after two hours 36 minutes with a volley at the net.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hewett’s win with Reid on Friday meant the British pair completed a clean sweep of the doubles titles in the three Grand Slams available this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also reached the singles final at the US Open last month.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hewett – who has Perthes disease which affects his hip and femur – had\u00a0<\/span>been told earlier this year that 2020 would be his final year on the circuit<\/span><\/a>\u00a0because his disability is not severe enough to meet new classification criteria but he was\u00a0<\/span>given a 12-month reprieve last month<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were defeats, however, for Britons Andy Lapthorne and Jordanne Whiley in the men’s quad singles final and women’s wheelchair doubles final respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lapthorne was beaten 6-2 6-2 by Dylan Alcott of Australia, while Whiley and partner Yui Kamiji lost on a match tie-break 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 10-8 to Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot.<\/span><\/p>\n

After his defeat Lapthorne, 29,\u00a0<\/span>said he would take a break from tennis<\/span><\/a>\u00a0because of mental health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

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