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Hewett fired up for tilt at first Wimbledon singles title – which could be his last
British star at risk of a rule change which would rule his disability not severe enough to compete in wheelchair tennis
Alfie Hewett in action during the men's wheelchair singles on day ten of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon

ALFIE HEWETT is fired up for another tilt at a first Wimbledon singles title, which he also knows could be his last.

Britain’s biggest wheelchair tennis star is in the best form of his life, having reached four successive slam singles finals, winning back-to-back French Open titles, and six consecutive doubles crowns with Scot Gordon Reid.

Hewett, ranked second in the world behind Japan’s Shingo Kunieda, is relishing being back at the All England Club, where he is yet to go beyond the semi-finals in singles.

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