- Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win their 10th Grand Slam title.
- The top seeds defeated Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda 7-6 (7-5), 7-5.
- Hewett says he is excited for the upcoming grass-court season.
With victory in the men’s wheelchair doubles at the French Open, Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid won their 10th Grand Slam championship in a row.
On the Paris clay, the top seeds defeated Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and Japan’s Shingo Kunieda 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5)
For the previous three years, the duo has won the doubles crown at Roland Garros, as well as the Australian Open earlier this year.
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Since Wimbledon in 2019, Hewett and Reid have not lost a Slam final together.
The match was supposed to take place on Saturday, but it was postponed due to weather.
In 2021, Hewett and Reid won all four Slams in a calendar year, completing the calendar Grand Slam.
Since their first match at Wimbledon in 2016, they have won 15 Grand Slam titles together.
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Hewett stated, “It was perhaps some of the best wheelchair tennis we could have put on today.”
“Now I’m excited for the upcoming grass-court season.”
