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And what amazing graciousness from Alfie! What a good guy he seems to be!

From the BBC

 

The respect that they share was clear at the end and Hewett managed to appreciate the bigger picture despite the pain of defeat.
"To make it competitive in the second set and grow into the match, fight and find a way and get to a match point and to be a few inches away from getting a gold is something that I can be proud of," he said.
"The spirit of how it was played and the atmosphere is so, so positive, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
"I said to Tokito at the end 'congrats, you deserved to win that, incredible battle. Take this in and enjoy this because what we've done today out there is nothing short of absolutely remarkable and may go down in wheelchair tennis Paralympic history'."

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Saturday 7th of September 2024 07:50:52 PM

I have to say Ive reached a point where I find wheelchair tennis more interesting than pro tennis right now! Never imagined Id say that! It maybe says more about my current level of interest in ATP Tour (dwindling) and WTA (totally dwindled!) - hope it comes back!