US Open 2023 results: Alfie Hewett wins as Brits progress in wheelchair tennis events
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Britain's Alfie Hewett began his US Open wheelchair singles title defence with victory over Tom Egberink.
Second seed Hewett, a three-time singles champion in New York, beat the Dutchman 6-1 6-2.
Fellow Briton Gordon Reid defeated Chile's Alexander Cataldo 6-2 6-2, while compatriot Lucy Shuker overcame Manami Tanaka of Japan 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Andy Lapthorne beat Robert Shaw of Canada 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the quad wheelchair event.
Former world number one Lapthorne is looking to win the US Open for the third time, after triumphing in 2014 and 2019.
Five-time defending champions Hewett and Reid will team up for the doubles event later in the week at Flushing Meadows.
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