By Glenys Furness
- Alfie Hewett claimed the singles and doubles title
- Gordon Reid partnered for the doubles
- Lucy Shuker runner up in Japan
MUNICH, GERMANY – Alfie Hewett claimed the singles and doubles titles at the BMW Open. The Brit was top seed in both events.
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Alfie Hewett was the top seed in Germany in both singles and doubles. In the singles his first match was against Frenchman Nicolas Charrier. The Brit dominated the first set, as Charrier struggled to stay with the top seed. The second set was a little closer, as the Frenchman found his range. However, the top seed secured the break of serve and moved into the next round 6-1, 6-3.
The semi-final saw Hewett against Joachim Gerard. The Belgian started well, staying with the top seed. Hewitt, though was not faltering and broke serve early to take the lead. The second set saw Hewett dominate and barely put a foot wrong, as Gerard could not stay with the pace. Hewett moved into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.
In the final the top seed was against second seed Gustavo Fernandez. The Argentine stayed with the Brit in the first set and neither player could get the vital break of serve. In the ensuing tiebreak it was Hewett that eased through, dominating the play to take the lead. The second set saw Fernandez stay close at the start, but then the top seed stepped things up and broke serve to lift the singles title 7-6(2), 6-3.
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Wheelchair Tennis Round Up
Gordon Reid was defeated by Gustavo Fernandez in the first round in Munich 6-3, 6-2.
Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid defeated Joachim Gerard & Maikel Scheffers in the final in Munich 6-0, 5-7, 10-4.
Lucy Shuker was defeated by Jinte Bos in the first round in Fukuoka 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Ben Bartram was defeated by Daniel Caverzaschi in the second round in Fukuoka 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.
Andrew Penney was defeated by Sergei Lysov in the second round in Fukuoka 7-6(6), 6-2.
Ben Bartram with Sergei Lysov were defeated by Daisuke Arai & Robin Groenewoud in the first round in Fukuoka 6-4, 6-4.
Andrew Penney with Ho Won Im were defeated by Martin De la Puente & Ruben Spaargaren in the quarter-final in Fukuoka 6-0, 6-2.
Lucy Shuker with Aniek Van Koot were defeated by Manami Tanaka & Zhenzhen Zhu in the final in Fukuoka 7-6(4), 2-6, 12-10.
Gregory Slade was defeated by Robert Shaw in the second round of the Quads in Fukuoka 7-6(11), 6-1.
Gregory Slade with Ahmet Kaplan were defeated by Sam Schroder & David Wagner in the quarter-final in Fukuoka 6-1, 7-5.
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