Onto the women's doubles where Shuker and Mathewson’s first Grand Slam match together ended in a 6-2, 6-1 quarter-final loss to Japan’s Momoko Ohtani and China’s Zhenzhen Zhu. A trademark topspin backhand brought Hewett his only game of the second set and even though Fernandez fell from his tennis chair chasing down another Hewett backhand winner at the start of the sixth game, it did little to affect the world No.3’s form. Hewett memorably recovered from a set and 2-0 down to beat Fernandez in their final in Paris in 2017, but as the match passed the same score this time, the Argentinians grip on the match only got stronger. Hewett’s Roland Garros men’s singles title defence ended in a 6-1 6-1 semi-final loss this year to two-time champion Gustavo Fernandez. Lapthorne came up against an in-form top seed in world No.1 Niels Vink and while Britain’s two-time US Open champion managed to extend Vink early in the second set he was unable to penetrate the Dutchman’s defences often enough as Vink moved on to the semi-finals after a 6-0, 6-0 win. Despite losing championship point opportunities prior to the tie-break, the Brits showed great mental toughness in the decisive points and with the title on the line once again, their opponents sent the ball long to complete a historic victory for the Brits.Īlfie Hewett's dreams of regaining his title are now beyond reach Andy Lapthorne misses out on a place in the semi finals meanwhile Lucy Shuker and Dana Mathewson's first Grand Slam together results in a 6-2, 6-1 defeat.įirst up Lapthorne’s hopes of reaching a second French Open quad singles final in three years came undone at the first hurdle in Paris. The second set was a battle of the breaks, with four in the final five games. The victory makes Hewett and Reid the most successful wheelchair doubles partnership in Roland Garros history.Īfter saving set points in the 10th game, Hewett and Reid edged ahead 5-3 in the tie-break thanks to an error from the Argentinian, Japanese duo and held out to go a set to the good. The Brits came through two testing tie-breaks against Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda to defeat the singles finalists 7-6(5), 7-6(5).
Lucy Shuker and America's Dana Mathewson defeated 6-2, 6-1.Andy Lapthorne's Roland Garros journey ends after 6-0, 6-0 defeat.
Alfie Hewett loses 6-1, 6-1 to Gustavo Fernandez.Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win their 10th consecutive major title.
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