Britain’s Alfie Hewett continued his quest for an elusive Wimbledon males’s wheelchair singles title, regardless of being hampered by a shoulder harm as he reached the semi-finals.
Second seed Hewett outplayed Frenchman Stephane Houdet to win 6-1 6-4 on court docket three.
However he did want a medical timeout at 4-1 within the first set to deal with his already closely strapped shoulder, and had repeated issues together with his first serve.
The 26-year-old has additionally superior to the semi-finals within the males’s wheelchair doubles alongside fellow Briton Gordon Reid.
Hewett has gained eight Grand Slam singles titles and has gained each main throughout singles and doubles – besides the Wimbledon singles title.
He was damaged within the opening recreation by 53-year-old Houdet, a three-time doubles winner at Wimbledon.
However the 26-year-old gained the following six video games to take the primary set regardless of being restricted by his harm.
In a a lot tighter second set the pair twice traded breaks earlier than Houdet was damaged at 4-4 and Hewett was in a position to serve out for the match.
Hewett faces Argentine third seed and 2019 champion Gustavo Fernandez within the semi-finals.
Within the doubles, Hewett and compatriot Reid, who’ve gained 19 main titles collectively, had been 6-1 7-5 winners towards Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Joachim Gerard of Belgium.
