In entrance of a sun-kissed crowd, Hewett achieved his redemption.
Two years in the past he served for the Championship 4 instances earlier than dropping to Kunieda. In final 12 months’s remaining he led the primary set towards Oda 4-1 however misplaced 11 of the following 13 video games.
This was the one title he wished and he made a fast begin, changing his eighth break level to guide 2-1 within the opener with a booming forehand winner.
However De la Puente, who was in his first Grand Slam singles remaining having overwhelmed defending champion Oda within the final 4, instantly broke again.
Second seed Hewett had struggled with a shoulder situation at first of the event however within the remaining he was shortly again to his free-flowing greatest, and he quickly took his sport a stage above De la Puente’s.
Dominating on the strategy he then twice broke his opponent and clinched an excellent first set in 40 minutes after De La Puente returned a robust first serve lengthy.