{"id":12404,"date":"2023-08-06T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/alfie-hewett-world-number-two-beats-joachim-gerard-to-win-second-british-open-wheelchair-title\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:21:47","slug":"alfie-hewett-world-number-two-beats-joachim-gerard-to-win-second-british-open-wheelchair-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/alfie-hewett-world-number-two-beats-joachim-gerard-to-win-second-british-open-wheelchair-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfie Hewett: World number two beats Joachim Gerard to win second British Open wheelchair title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Alfie Hewett lost just 18 points as he took less than an hour to triumph in Sunday&#8217;s final<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">British number one Alfie Hewett dropped just two games in a one-sided final to win the men&#8217;s British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships for a second time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">Hewett took just 51 minutes to beat Belgium&#8217;s Joachim Gerard 6-0 6-2 in Nottingham on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">&#8220;The last three singles finals I&#8217;ve been in ended up on the wrong side, so it was nice to turn it around,&#8221; said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/66216046\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.0\">Wimbledon runner-up<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.3\"> Hewett.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Hewett also claimed the men&#8217;s doubles crown alongside partner Gordon Reid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">The duo, seeking a calendar doubles Grand Slam at the US Open later this year after triumphing at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, came from a set down to extend their winning streak to 27 matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The British pair beat Spain&#8217;s Martin de la Puente and Argentina&#8217;s Gustavo Fernandez 4-6 6-2 11-9 after two hours to win their 43rd title as a tandem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been an incredible summer,&#8221; added Hewett, ranked second in the world in singles and first in doubles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;Gordon and I have had quite a memorable one. I think it&#8217;s going to be up there as one of the ones we look back on as one of those special years.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">In the women&#8217;s doubles final, Britain&#8217;s Lucy Shuker and American partner Dana Mathewson lost 6-3 6-2 to Dutch top seeds Jiske Griffioen and Diede de Groot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1jcfpe66s5i.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">De Groot beat China&#8217;s Zhenzhen Zhu 6-1 6-0 to win a fourth British Open women&#8217;s singles title and a 79th career crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/disability-sport\/66423682?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alfie Hewett lost just 18 points as he took less than an hour to triumph in Sunday&#8217;s final British number one Alfie Hewett dropped just two games in a one-sided final to win the men&#8217;s British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships for a second time. 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