Hewett and Reid Reclaim US Open Wheelchair Doubles Title
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid dug themselves out of a deep hole to reclaim the US Open men’s wheelchair doubles crown, sealing a sixth title in New York and a third major of the season in a night that underlined why they are still the standard-bearers of the sport.
They beat 2025 Wimbledon champions Martin de la Puente and Ruben Spaargaren 2-6, 6-3, 10-7, but the scoreline barely scratches the surface. At one stage, the great British duo looked rattled, even vulnerable.
They raced out to a 2-0 lead, then suddenly lost seven games in a row. From a set and a break down, their grip on the trophy looked as fragile as it has at any point in this long-running partnership. De la Puente and Spaargaren were dictating, striking freely, and threatening to spoil the script.
The response from the world No.1 pairing was ruthless. The pressure finally told on their opponents as Hewett and Reid tightened their patterns, cut out the errors and surged through the last four games of the second set to drag the match into a deciding match tie-break.
Once there, the veterans took over. In the second half of the breaker they imposed themselves, reading the returns, closing the net and leaning on a decade of shared experience to close out a 10-7 win and another piece of history.
For Hewett, this first US Open doubles title since 2021 carries particular weight. All 26 of his Grand Slam doubles trophies have come alongside Reid, and he made no secret of how much this one meant.
“This is something we’ve been desperate and highly motivated for,” he said, trophy in hand. “Thank you to Gordon for an incredible week. It won't be the last, we’ve got plenty more doubles to play in the future.
“These are the sorts of matches we want to play, especially in front of such an incredible crowd. It’s obviously a big year for wheelchair tennis, with it being 50 years, and it’s so amazing to see how far it’s come.”
Reid’s numbers are even more imposing. Friday’s win delivered his seventh US Open doubles title and the 30th Grand Slam doubles crown of his career, another landmark in one of the great partnerships of British tennis.
“Thank you Alfie,” Reid said. “It’s been more than 13 years we’ve been playing together and hopefully we’ve still got a few more years left in us.
“It’s always an honour to play on these courts, especially when we have a great crowd like you guys tonight to make a great atmosphere for us.”
Hewett Now Chasing Another Singles Crown
The doubles triumph was only half of Hewett’s day. Earlier, he booked his place in a remarkable eighth US Open men’s singles final in nine appearances, underlining his enduring grip on the hard courts of New York.
He advanced when four-time champion Gustavo Fernandez, last year’s runner-up, was forced to retire. Hewett had been utterly dominant to that point, leading 6-0, 3-0 when the Argentine could no longer continue.
Next comes top seed Tokito Oda of Japan in Sunday’s final, a meeting of generations and a clash that has quietly become one of the defining rivalries of the current era in wheelchair tennis. Hewett carries the weight of history; Oda, the aura of a rising force.
Knoesen Leads New British Wave
On a day that celebrated the 50th anniversary of wheelchair tennis, Britain also saw the next wave make its mark.
Matthew Knoesen became the third Brit since 2022 to lift the US Open boys’ wheelchair singles title, then doubled up with the boys’ doubles trophy for good measure.
The Kent teenager swept past Australian Sonny Renison 6-0, 6-2 in the singles final, a commanding performance that left little room for nerves or doubt. Later, he teamed up with Japan’s Hirofumi Inoue to dismantle fellow Brit Will Barton and Italy’s Lorenzo Politano 6-1, 6-0 in the doubles final.
On a single day in New York, the story of British wheelchair tennis was written across generations: Hewett and Reid adding to a dynasty that has shaped the sport, Knoesen announcing himself as part of the future.
The question now is not whether this era has been golden, but how long it can keep shining.
