Hewett and Reid claim French Open crown for 10th grand slam title in a row

British pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have won the French Open men’s wheelchair doubles title to claim their 10th consecutive grand slam crown.

The top seeds defended their title with a 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) victory over the unseeded duo of Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and Argentina’s Gustavo Fernández.

“What a battle that was out there today,” Norwich player Hewett said afterwards. “It was probably some of the best wheelchair tennis we could have put on today. Now I’m looking forward to the grass-court season ahead.”

“Thanks to Alfie as always, he worked hard for me today,” added the Glaswegian Reid, who at 30 is six years older than his playing partner. “I’d like to say a big thanks to our team. They do a lot of work behind the scenes to help us perform well.”

The final was held over from Saturday due to rain at Roland Garros. Hewett and Reid overcame the same opponents to win the Australian Open final in January, and have not lost at a grand slam tournament since Wimbledon in 2019.

The women’s singles runner-up, Coco Gauff, had to settle for second prize again as the 18-year-old and her fellow American, Jessica Pegula, were beaten in the doubles final by French duo Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic 2-6 ,6-3, 6-2.

In the men’s quad wheelchair final, Netherlands’ Niels Vink defeated his compatriot, Sam Schroder, by a score of 6-4, 7-6 (10-8). There was more Dutch delight in the women’s wheelchair doubles final, with Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot beating Yui Kamiji and Kgothatso Montjane in a deciding tie-break.