Gb's Hewett, Slade And Lapthorne Into Second Round

US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

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Britain's Alfie Hewett began his bid for a 3rd consecutive US Open wheelchair singles title pinch a commanding triumph complete American Charlie Cooper.

Second seed Hewett needed conscionable 61 minutes to grounds a 6-0 6-2 triumph against nan 17-year-old.

Wheelchair tennis is making its return successful New York aft conflicting schedules pinch nan Paralympics meant nan title was not held past year.

Hewett, who won nan title successful 2022 and 2023, is chasing a 2nd Grand Slam singles title this play aft triumphing astatine nan Australian Open successful January.

Fellow Britons Greg Slade and Andy Lapthorne besides made it done to nan 2nd information of nan quad singles.

Slade saved 3 lucifer points earlier wrapping up a 6-3 4-6 7-6 (11-9) triumph against Brazil's Leandro Pena, while Lapthorne - a two-time victor astatine nan US Open - hit South African Donald Ramphadi 6-2 6-3.

In nan women's wheelchair singles, Lucy Shuker fell to a 6-3 6-0 conclusion by Dutch 23-time Grand Slam champion Diede de Groot, who has yet to triumph a awesome title this play aft making her comeback from hep and enarthrosis surgery.