Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid Reclaim US Open Doubles Title

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid know this court, this stage, this feeling. On Saturday in New York, they reminded everyone why their partnership is one of the great double acts in wheelchair tennis.

A set down. A break down. Under the lights at Flushing Meadows, with the momentum running hard against them, the British pair dug in and turned the US Open men’s wheelchair doubles final on its head, beating Martin de la Puente and Ruben Spaargaren 2-6 6-3 10-7 to reclaim a title that had slipped from their grasp for five long years.

A Champion Pair Refuse to Fold

The opening set was brutal for Hewett and Reid. De la Puente and Spaargaren came out swinging, dictating rallies and punishing any short ball. The scoreboard raced to 6-2, and when the underdogs then broke early in the second set, the match seemed to be tilting away from the British duo.

This is where their history kicked in.

Thirty Grand Slam doubles titles now sit on Gordon Reid’s résumé, an extraordinary tally for the 34-year-old Scot. Twenty-six of those have come alongside Hewett. You don’t build that kind of record without knowing how to suffer, how to absorb pressure, and how to flip a match when the margins are razor-thin.

Point by point, they steadied. The returns grew deeper. The communication sharpened. The body language changed. Hewett and Reid clawed back the break, then seized control of the second set 6-3, dragging the contest into a deciding match tie-break.

Tie-Break Theatre in New York

The decider turned into the kind of shootout that has defined so many of their biggest wins. Every point carried weight, every serve and volley a test of nerve as much as skill. De la Puente and Spaargaren refused to go away, but the British pair tightened their grip when it mattered most, pulling clear to close out the tie-break 10-7.

For Reid, it marked a full-circle moment: his 30th Grand Slam doubles crown, 11 years on from his first, achieved again on one of the sport’s grandest stages. For Hewett, at 28, it felt like a new chapter in a story that is still being written.

“We've not won here for five years so this is something we've been desperate for and highly motivated for,” Hewett said on court, the emotion clear. “It won't be the last, we've got plenty more doubles to play in the future. These are the sort of matches we want to play in front of such an amazing crowd. I'm glad we could put on a bit of a show for you tonight.”

Reid, smiling beside him, leaned into the longevity of their bond. “It's been more than 13 years we've been playing together and he's not sick of me yet. Hopefully we've got a few more years left in us.”

Thirteen years, six US Open titles together, and still hungry. On a night when they had to summon all of that experience to survive, Hewett and Reid didn’t just win another major. They underlined that their era is not over yet—and that anyone with designs on the biggest titles will still have to go through them.