Alfie Hewett loses a thrilling Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's singles final to Tokito Oda having held a gold-medal point.
Alfie Hewett was unable to complete a career 'Golden Slam' in singles, failing to convert a gold-medal point as he lost a thrilling Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's singles final.A sliced drop shot from Hewett floated just wide on match point on Oda's serve at 3-5 in the final set, while the Briton was then unable to serve out victory.Oda, 18, secured victory on his own second match point and lay back on the clay in celebration, pulling the wheels off his chair as he did so.
Hewett got even closer here but Oda fought back to win the final four games, securing gold after two hours and 38 minutes with a series of winners as the Briton served to force another deciding tie-break. When he returned he could only manage to win five of 22 points on his own serve in the set as Oda dominated.
When Hewett finally held for 2-2, he leaned back in his chair and threw his arms into the air, just as he had in the moment of winning doubles gold alongside Reid on Friday.
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