Alfie Hewett, a British tennis player, has achieved a career Grand Slam by winning his first Wimbledon wheelchair singles title. He cruised to a decisive win over Spain's MartÃn de la Puente, 6-2, 6-3 on Court 1. This win was especially sweet for Hewett, who had previously suffered heartbreaking losses in the last two Wimbledon finals.
Winning the title with a powerful backhand return, the 26-year-old celebrated by throwing his racket in the air and burying his head in his lap, to the delight of his enthusiastic fans. Hewett's win places him alongside Japanese tennis legend Shingo Kunieda as the second men's player to win both singles and doubles titles at every Grand Slam.
Hewett had another chance to make history later that Sunday. If successful, he would become the first man since compatriot Gordon Reid in 2016 to win both the Wimbledon singles and doubles titles in the same year. Hewett and Reid, who have won five of the last seven titles together, faced Japan's Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda on court three.
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