GB's Hewett into semi-finals despite shoulder injury

Britain's Alfie Hewett continued his quest for an elusive Wimbledon men's wheelchair singles title, contempt being hampered by a enarthrosis wounded arsenic he reached nan semi-finals.

Second seed Hewett outplayed Frenchman Stephane Houdet to triumph 6-1 6-4 connected a sweltering tribunal three.

But he did request a aesculapian timeout astatine 4-1 successful nan first group to dainty his already heavy strapped shoulder, and had repeated problems pinch his first serve.

Hewett has won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and has won each awesome crossed singles and doubles - isolated from nan Wimbledon singles title.

He was surgery successful nan opening crippled by 53-year-old Houdet, a three-time doubles victor astatine Wimbledon.

But nan 26-year-old won nan adjacent six games to return nan first group contempt being restricted by his injury.

In a overmuch tighter 2nd group nan brace doubly traded breaks earlier Houdet was surgery astatine 4-4 and Hewett was capable to service retired for nan match.

Hewett faces either Argentine 3rd seed Gustavo Fernandez successful nan semi-finals aliases nan Netherlands' Tom Egberink.

He besides plays again connected Court One successful nan doubles later connected Thursday, partnering chap Briton Gordon Reid. The defending champions return connected Martin de la Puente and Joachim Gerard of Spain and Belgium respectively.