Hewett and Reid Claim Sixth US Open Wheelchair Doubles Title
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid dragged themselves off the ropes and into history again in New York, clawing back from the brink to claim a sixth US Open men’s wheelchair doubles crown and keep their remarkable partnership at the top of the sport.
Against 2025 Wimbledon champions Martin de la Puente and Ruben Spaargaren, the British pair looked in control early, then suddenly anything but. A sharp start brought them a 2-0 lead, only for the match to twist violently. Seven games flew past them. The first set disappeared, the break advantage in the second went with it, and their bid for a third Grand Slam doubles title of the season seemed to be slipping away.
De la Puente and Spaargaren took the opener 6-2 and had the momentum, the ball on their strings, the crowd sensing an upset. The world No.1 duo were staring at a set and a break deficit in a final they had long targeted.
That was the jolt Hewett and Reid needed.
They steadied, tightened the patterns, and wrestled back control. From that perilous position they reeled off the last four games of the second set, 6-3, dragging the contest into a deciding match tie-break where their experience finally bit. Once they surged in front in the second half of the breaker, they did not let go, closing out a 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 victory that underlined why they remain the gold standard in men’s wheelchair doubles.
For Hewett, every one of his 26 Grand Slam doubles titles has come alongside Reid, and this first US Open triumph since 2021 clearly mattered. “This is something we’ve been desperate and highly motivated for,” he said on court, paying tribute to his long-time partner. “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, whose own numbers now read seven US Open doubles titles and 30 Grand Slam doubles trophies in total, matched the emotion. “Thank you Alfie,” he 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’s night was not just about doubles. His singles campaign rolls on with familiar authority.
Already a four-time US Open champion in singles, he booked his place in an eighth final from nine New York appearances after leading 2025 runner-up Gustavo Fernandez 6-0, 3-0 when the Argentine was forced to retire. The scoreline told its own story: Hewett came out blazing, smothering Fernandez with depth and pace before the match ended prematurely.
Standing between him and another title on Sunday will be top seed Tokito Oda of Japan, the latest heavyweight chapter in a rivalry that increasingly defines the men’s game at the highest level.
While Hewett and Reid extended an era, a new British name quietly announced himself on the same courts.
Matthew Knoesen, from Kent, became the third Brit since 2022 to lift the US Open boys’ wheelchair singles title, sweeping through the final with authority. He dismantled Australian Sonny Renison 6-0, 6-2, a scoreline that spoke of control rather than nerves on one of the sport’s biggest stages.
Knoesen’s day did not end there. Teaming up with Japan’s Hirofumi Inoue, he added the boys’ doubles title, brushing aside fellow Brit Will Barton and Italy’s Lorenzo Politano 6-1, 6-0. Two finals, two trophies, and a statement that the British production line in wheelchair tennis is nowhere near slowing.
On a night that celebrated 50 years of wheelchair tennis, the sport’s past, present and future were all on show in New York: the enduring brilliance of Hewett and Reid, the relentless drive of Hewett in singles, and the sharp, fearless emergence of Knoesen. The question now is not whether British wheelchair tennis is thriving, but just how far this new wave can push the standard in the decade to come.
