Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett added another major milestone to one of wheelchair tennis’s most successful partnerships on Saturday, winning their seventh Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title together at the All England Club.
The British pair beat Tokito Oda and Gustavo Fernandez 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 in 1 hour and 47 minutes, recovering after dropping the opening set to finish with the kind of control that has defined so many of their biggest wins.
A partnership built over a decade
The victory gave Hewett and Reid 25 Grand Slam doubles titles together, while also extending a run that began 10 years ago, when they won their first doubles title. Reid said it felt like a dream to win at their home Grand Slam in front of the Wimbledon crowd and finish the match with the trophy.
He also pointed to the challenge of facing a team as strong as Oda and Fernandez, who arrived as the Australian Open and US Open champions. Reid said the pair had to be at their best, while Hewett noted that the opening set was extremely difficult and that the atmosphere made the early setback even tougher to absorb.
Hewett said that being on a court like No 1 Court with the crowd behind them meant everything, and he added that it was striking to look back 10 years and see how far the partnership has come.
What it means going forward
The result adds to a significant week at Wimbledon, which is marking the 10th anniversary of wheelchair singles events taking place at the All England Club. This season also marks the 50th anniversary of wheelchair tennis, giving the win extra historical context.
Hewett now turns to the singles final on Sunday, where he will play world No 1 Tokito Oda with a chance to win his second Wimbledon singles title and first since 2024. After Saturday’s doubles win, the broader weekend still has more to come, including the quad wheelchair singles final between Sam Schroder and Niels Vink.
For Hewett and Reid, though, Saturday was another reminder of how long their partnership has lasted and how consistently it has delivered. Seven Wimbledon titles later, the standard remains the same: win the big points, handle the pressure and leave the court with another trophy.
