Nine in a row! Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win another wheelchair doubles title at Australian Open

Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid stretched their Grand Slam hot streak to nine consecutive titles as they won the men’s wheelchair doubles at the Australian Open on Wednesday. The top seeds shared an emotional embrace after edging a match tie-break against Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda, coming through 6-2 4-6 10-7.

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He has never won the individual title in Melbourne, finishing runner-up last year, but boasts five Grand Slam singles and 14 doubles titles. Reid moves onto 18 major wheelchair doubles titles, while he also won the singles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2016.

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