Aussie Open disappointment for Norfolk star Alfie Hewett
Alfie Hewett, and partner Gordon Reid, were beaten in the Aussie Open doubles final. Picture: Tennis Foundation - Credit: Archant
Norfolk's Alfie Hewett was unable to add to his collection of trophies in the Australian Open on Friday.
Hewett, from Cantley, and Britain's Gordon Reid lost the men's wheelchair doubles final in straight sets to French second seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer.
The reigning US Open and Wimbledon champions were beaten 6-4 6-2 in one hour and 21 minutes at Melbourne Park.
Top seeds Reid and Hewett blamed unforced errors for defeat in what was a replay of the Wimbledon final.
Hewett, 20, said: 'We wanted to get out there and go for it. Maybe at times we went for it too soon.'
'A lot of games came down to percentages,' said 26-year-old Reid.
'They played the bigger points better than us.'
Most Read
- 1 Long-awaited plans for A47 roundabout revamps revealed
- 2 Man arrested after passenger dies in Old Buckenham crash
- 3 Plumber's plan for 'enormous' garage in his back garden rejected
- 4 Norfolk college named best secondary school in the UK
- 5 Norwich man sentenced to life imprisonment after murder conviction
- 6 Police hunting for Norwich man wanted for three weeks
- 7 ‘This was our worst nightmare’: Locals shock after man dies in crash
- 8 Hopes rekindled for new £20m railway station
- 9 Manchester City owner eyes Norfolk horse racing enterprise
- 10 Suspect identified in seafront hate attack
The British pair were both knocked out in the opening round of their singles campaigns in Australia.
