The world No.1 put in an inspiring effort in his quarter-final battle against Ruben Spaargaren to clinch a 6-1, 6-4 victory in an hour and 15 minutes and punch his ticket to a third successive Paralympic semi-final and guarantee himself a medal.

“I played well,” Hewett reflected. “I did that from the very first point and then he (Spaargaren) raised his level at the end of the first and start of the second when he started to cause more problems”.

Hewett wasted no time establishing is dominance over the Dutchman. The 26-year-old needed just 28 minutes to secure a one set lead after he broke Spaargaren four times in the opener.

However, the world No.10 came out gunning to turn things around in the second set, visibly raising his level in an attempt to disrupt the Brit's rhythm.

After six consecutive breaks of serve, it was the top seed who settled first before grasping the decisive break and consolidating with a hold to love to claim the victory and set up a clash against Spain's Martin de la Puente in the next round.

By reaching the final four in Paris, Hewett has extended his match-winning streak to eight following his emphatic run to a first, and highly-awaited, Wimbledon singles title back in July.

The prestigious crown at the All England Club was the only major singles title missing from Hewett’s extensive trophy collection, but this summer saw his life-long dream become a reality after he defeated de la Puente in the final.

“It’s been a lot more relaxing,” Hewett laughed when asked on how his mindset had changed since that monumental victory in SW19. “It was something I desired and wanted for a really long time, to get it finally was a surreal moment and I really enjoyed it.

“A few weeks afterwards it was let’s get back on the horse again which was naturally a bit difficult because of the intensity of the grass court season brought. But getting a feel for what this was like and watching the Olympics, it wasn’t hard to get back on court and motivated again ad thankfully I’m in good spirits.”

However, Hewett has little time to revel in his win over Spaargaren, as he now turns his attention to this afternoon’s men’s wheelchair doubles semi-final match alongside Gordon Reid, who earlier missed out on the opportunity to join his doubles partner in the singles semi-final after being defeated by Gustavo Fernandez 6-0, 7-6(5).

The duo are set to face tough opposition in the form of home favourites Stephane Houdet and and Frederic Cattaneo as they bid to reach the gold medal match.

Speaking on whether it’s tough to play two matches in one day, Hewett added, “It’s definitely leave it all out there in the moment and then deal with the energy later. We saw that at Wimbledon this year when I had that marathon match against Gustavo in the semis and a few hours later I was back on playing doubles.

“The tank was on empty there and I know what I’m capable of but of course, in all events like this which are long you want to conserve as much energy through the matches, but you can only do that through good performances and so far so good."