They had the opportunity to serve out the match at 5-4, but despite their previous frustrations, Peifer and De la Puente broke both Reid and Hewett to take the set for themselves.
The Brits survived yet more threats of a momentum shift in the second set and at 3-3, demonstrated some stunning court coverage and attacking flair from Hewett in particular, to clinch a break. The 24-year-old’s forehand continued to be a big weapon throughout the match – finding winners from all angles of the court – as he helped carry them to a one set lead. Hewett’s driven forehand return at 15-30 proved too strong for the Spaniard, before Reid sealed a break of their own with an inch perfect lob. It was a high-quality start from both sides, with lengthy rallies in the opening two games and an early exchange of breaks on Peifer and Reid’s serves.Ĭoming in as a bit of an unknown quantity with Reid’s injury troubles, which put him out of the singles earlier in the week, the Brits battled hard to save break points on both their service games, but got their just reward at 4-4. The 24-year-old proceeded to break his opponent for a fourth time in the set, producing 39 winners in total and finding championship point to close out the match with a straight-sets masterclass.Īlfie Hewett and Gordon Reid just missed out on the chance to make it a sixth successive US Open doubles title after finishing runners up to Martin de la Puente and Nicolas Peifer.ĭe la Puente and Peifer pulled off a stunning comeback from a set down and with the Brits serving for the match, to win 4-6, 7-5, 10-6.
Winning five straight points, Hewett was awarded with an immediate break in the second before consolidating his lead with a comfortable hold and a second break to build a healthy 3-0 lead. At the sixth time of asking, the Briton crossed the finish line after producing his second ace of the set to claim the scoreboard advantage. However, it was the British No.1 who looked to be in pole position after earning a total of five set points at 6-5, but Kunieda recovered well from a 40-0 deficit to call for a tiebreak. The world No.2, Alfie Hewett, defeated Shingo Kunieda 7-6(2), 6-1 in the Wheelchair men's singles final to lift his third US Open title.Ī battle of the breaks in the opening set left spectators on the edge of their seats as there appeared to be few and far between the No.1 and No.2 seed. Lucy Shuker, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne knocked out in wheelchair singlesĭay 14 - Alfie Hewett defeats Shingo Kunieda to win his third US Open title.Hewett and Gordon Reid finish runners-up in the men's doubles.
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