Ten years after lifting their first Wimbledon wheelchair doubles trophy together, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have added another chapter to one of British tennis's greatest partnerships. On Court One, the duo overcame a rough opening set to defeat Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez and Japan's Tokito Oda 2-6 6-1 6-2, securing a remarkable seventh Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles title.
The early signs were ominous. Fernandez and Oda broke Hewett and Reid in all four of their service games during the first set, producing what Hewett later described as some of their best tennis. The deficit could easily have become a crisis, but the British pair responded with extraordinary resilience, winning nine of the next ten games and racing into a commanding 3-0 lead in the deciding set before closing out a thoroughly convincing victory.
The win brings their collective Grand Slam doubles haul to an astonishing 25 titles, a testament to a partnership that began bearing fruit in 2016, the same year Reid became Wimbledon's first-ever men's wheelchair singles champion. Adding the French Open title earlier this summer made this an especially productive Grand Slam season for the pair, with Fernandez and Oda holding the Australian Open and US Open crowns.
Reid was visibly emotional afterward, calling it a dream to compete at their home Slam in front of such a passionate crowd. Hewett, 28, reflected on the decade-long journey, marveling that two players who won their first Wimbledon doubles title together in 2016 now sit on seven.
The action isn't over yet, Hewett and Oda are set to meet in Sunday's men's wheelchair singles final, with Oda defending his title and Hewett hunting a second singles crown. TennisDraw users backing Hewett for the singles title will be watching that one very closely.