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[img width=200px,height=200px]http://www.officialmarinershop.com/img/mlb_jerseys_new/seattle_mariners/mariners_332.jpg[/img]Alfie Hewett became the first British winner of the men’s wheelchair singles title at the
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He heads immediately for home to prepare to defend his titles at Queen’s and Wimbledon, as well as the points that leave him unchallenged for a little while yet at the top of the world rankings. If he can reset his grass game to draw on the form that lifted him to within one match of reaching the final here for the second year in a row, he will be more dangerous on grass, still his surface of choice. The world No1 arrived here spluttering and sweating and could not train properly for a couple of days with his coach, Ivan Lendl, who flew in from Florida three weeks ago to be reunited with the Scot. Some thought this odd, although it did not bother the player or the coach. Murray was hardly burdened by expectations after an indifferent clay season. Many experts, including
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