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GB's Hewett beaten in Paralympic final thriller

Related Topics: Tokito Oda, Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid

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.

The 26-year-old was beaten 6-2 4-6 7-5 by Japan's Tokito Oda at Roland Garros.

A sliced drop shot from Hewett floated just wide on match point on Oda's serve at 3-5 in the final set, with the Briton then unable to serve out victory.

Hewett acknowledged that the miss on gold-medal point led to him "losing grip of the match".

He added: "Maybe it wasn't the wrong decision but did it need to be so fine in the moment?