Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are chasing their sixth US Open wheelchair doubles title, and they kicked things off with a statement win in New York. These British top seeds just put the entire draw on notice.
Dominance in New York
Hewett and Reid faced off against France’s Stephane Houdet and China’s Zhenxu Ji, notching a super clean 6-3, 6-1 victory. That kind of performance gets them right into the semi-finals. These guys aren’t messing around; they’ve already got five US Open titles, and a mind-blowing 25 Grand Slam doubles titles as a team. Seriously, 25! That’s just unreal dominance.
Next Up, And The Field
Their next match is against Japan’s Tokito Oda and Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez, who actually won this thing in 2025. So, it’s not going to be an easy ride. Hewett, 28, and Reid, 34, also start their singles campaigns on Wednesday, which is a lot to juggle.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and South Africa’s Leon Els started strong in quad wheelchair doubles, taking down Americans David Wagner and Andrew Bogdanov 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. But Greg Slade and Australia’s Heath Davidson got absolutely shut out 6-0, 6-0 by the top seeds, Niels Vink and Guy Sasson. Vink and Sasson are on an insane run; they’ve already won all three Grand Slams this year, and the last six majors overall.
Hewett and Reid are now in the thick of it, gunning for number six. Get ready for some high-stakes tennis in those semi-finals, plus their singles runs kicking off.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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