Hewett and Reid Claim Sixth US Open Doubles Title

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid dug themselves out of a hole and into history in New York, storming back to claim a sixth US Open men’s wheelchair doubles crown and keep their remarkable partnership rolling.

The British pair, the world No.1 team, looked in serious trouble against 2025 Wimbledon champions Martin de la Puente and Ruben Spaargaren, losing seven games in a row and seeing a 2-0 lead flip into a 2-6, 1-3 deficit. For a spell, the match – and a third Grand Slam doubles title of the season – was slipping away fast.

Then the switch flicked.

From a set and a break down, Hewett and Reid tightened, sharpened and simply refused to budge. They reeled off the last four games of the second set to take it 6-3, dragging the final into a deciding match tie-break and dragging the crowd with them.

The tension rose with every point. De la Puente and Spaargaren had struck early blows, but now it was the British duo dictating, carving out angles, closing in at the net, and leaning on 13 years of shared experience. In the second half of the breaker they pulled clear, closing it out 10-7 to seal a 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 victory and a first US Open title together since 2021.

For Hewett, it was Grand Slam doubles title No.26, every single one of them won alongside Reid. The significance of ending a five-year wait for another New York trophy was not lost on him.

“This (a first US Open title since 2021) is something we’ve been desperate and highly motivated for. 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,” he said on court, before turning to the bigger picture. “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 just as imposing. Friday’s win delivered his seventh US Open doubles title and the 30th Grand Slam doubles trophy of his career, a body of work built largely at Hewett’s side.

“Thank you Alfie, 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,” Reid told the crowd. “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.”

While the doubles legacy grows, Hewett’s singles campaign in New York continues to gather pace.

Already a four-time US Open singles champion, he booked his place in yet another final – his eighth in nine appearances – after a dominant display against 2025 runner-up Gustavo Fernandez. Hewett raced through the opening set 6-0 and led 3-0 in the second when the Argentine was forced to retire, clearing the path to a Sunday showdown with top seed Tokito Oda of Japan.

Oda, the rising force in the men’s game, stands between Hewett and another piece of Flushing Meadows history. One man trying to extend an era, the other intent on starting his own.

On the junior courts, a new British name announced himself.

Matthew Knoesen, from Kent, became the third Brit since 2022 to lift the US Open boys’ wheelchair singles title, producing a ruthless 6-0, 6-2 win over Australian Sonny Renison in the final. He barely paused for breath before adding the doubles crown later in the day.

Teaming up with Japan’s Hirofumi Inoue, Knoesen swept aside fellow Brit Will Barton and Italy’s Lorenzo Politano 6-1, 6-0 in the boys’ doubles final, underlining the depth now emerging behind Hewett and Reid.

On a landmark year for wheelchair tennis, New York watched its past, present and future share the same stage – and all three were British.