Norfolk's Alfie Hewett misses out on fourth French Open singles title - but claims doubles win

He was beaten by Japan's Tokito Oda over the weekend

Hewett (r) holding the Wheelchair Singles runners' up trophy alongside Oda (l)
Author: PA Sport StaffPublished 12th Jun 2023

Norfolk tennis star Alfie Hewett missed out on a fourth French Open wheelchair singles title and lost his world number one ranking to Japanese teenager Tokito Oda.

The pair had met in the final of the Australian Open, with Norfolk's Hewett winning comfortably, but 17-year-old Oda turned the tables at Roland Garros with a 6-1 6-4 victory.

Hewett battled back from 4-2 down to level at 4-4 in the second set but could not hold serve and Oda clinched his first grand-slam title.

However - he was more successful in the Doubles on Saturday, winning the title alongside partner Gordon Reid.

Hewett and Reid have dominated the doubles category in recent years and won their 17th title together and 12th in the last 14 tournaments by beating Martin De La Puente and Gustavo Fernandez 7-6 (9) 7-5.

Hewett said: "I'm happy to finish the day on a good note. It's never easy to come off the back of a grand slam final loss and within a couple of hours go again.

"I struggled a little bit with my emotions. In the end it was OK but I'm exhausted now."

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