Alfie Hewett: The Wheelchair Tennis Player With The Career Golden Slam In Sight πŸŽΎπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Published: Aug 30, 2024 Duration: 00:01:53 Category: Sports

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If I was to win the gold here it would obviously be a massive achievement to complete the career Golden Slam. After Wimbledon, I've tried not to put that sort of pressure on myself because I did it for, for such a long time. But it doesn't mean I'm less hungry, and it doesn't mean that I don't want to go out and fight for every single point in every single match. Being number one in singles and doubles, it probably adds more of an expectation and a slight pressure. I guess that I go into every event with the mindset that I'm the the favourite and that I believe and I back myself to win it. But it doesn't change going into this one. With it being the Paralympics, it's quite nice that we're in a familiar setting to do that as well. Being it been Roland Garros obviously played out here as well. Clay courts do suit my game. Yeah, I would say that it gives me an advantage and it's a surface that I've loved from day one really. I played a lot of clay matches when I was a junior, and Roland Garros was actually my first Grand Slam singles victory. So I have a lot of good memories from this place, obviously Tokito has been more dominant in the last few years, but I would definitely say that that I enjoy playing on these courts. When I played my first Paralympics in Rio, I was probably not seen as one of the favourites yet. I came away with a Silver. So I know anything is possible and you've really got to be on it. It's an incredible event to be a part of and anything can happen, so you really have to take it one match at a time. I'm just looking forward to the challenge and and trying to embrace the Paralympic spirit.

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