Roland Garros 2026: Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid reach seventh consecutive final in Paris
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Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have extended their unbeaten streak at Roland Garros to 21 matches after the pair came through their semi-final clash to reach a seventh successive final in Paris.
Hewett and Reid - who have lifted the men’s wheelchair doubles title at Roland Garros for the last six years in a row - confidently came through their semi-final meeting against Guilhem Laget and Takuya Miki, winning 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and nine minutes.
The 23-time Grand Slam-winning pair will bid to claim their seventh crown in Paris when they take on Spain’s Martín de la Puente and home favourite Stephane Houdet on Saturday, 6 June.
Earlier in the day, Hewett booked his place in his ninth French Open men’s singles semi-final in 10 appearances at Roland Garros after a 6-1, 6-4 victory over China’a Ji Zhenxu.
Hewett & Reid hit 21 match unbeaten streak in Paris
It was an even start to the semi-final contest, with both pairs holding serve comfortably. Laget and Miki looked set to secure another hold at 2-1 as they raced to a 40-0 lead, but the six-time defending champions reeled off four consecutive points to clinch the break before Reid consolidated for a 4-1 lead.
The British duo continued to move smoothly through their service games while applying pressure to their French, Japanese opponents. The top seeds caught sight of their first set points at 5-2, and went on to seal the set in just 31 minutes as Miki hit a forehand into the net.
Hewett and Reid picked up where they left off in the second set, dominating the baseline exchanges, but the momentum quickly shifted as they conceded the first break after Hewett fired a forehand long.
They responded immediately, though, as a clinical return game saw them break straight back. At 4-3, the pair dug deep to reach deuce before being handed a crucial break when Laget produced a double fault.
However, they weren’t behind for long as a clinical return game saw the all-British immediately claw back to level terms. At 4-3 up, the pair dug deep to get to deuce before being gifted the decisive break as Laget conjured up a double fault.
With the rain beginning to fall in the French capital, the Brits looked to get over the line quickly. Hewett cooly put an overhead away at the net to set up match point before the world No.1's sealed a spot in their seventh consecutive Roland Garros final as Laget hit a forehand into the net.
Hewett sails into semi-final in Paris
The British No.1 competed at a high level throughout the contest and will be hoping to carry that form into the semi-finals where he’s set to play either Dutchman Tom Egberink or fourth seed Gustavo Fernandez.
Hewett allowed Ji just two game points across the first five games, saving the first with his opening ace of the match in the third game and again serving himself out of trouble in the fifth.
Ji - who is China’s first top 10-ranked men’s wheelchair tennis player - fought back to hold serve for the first time in the sixth game, but Hewett proved too clinical - going on to close out the opener with an ace after 30 minutes of play.
The world No.10 made the faster start to the second set, but the Brit soon responded by reeling off three consecutive games - securing a 3-1 lead with a delicate drop shot that left Ji stranded.
A rare loose service game from the three-time Roland Garros singles champion allowed Ji to break to love and draw level at 3-3. Aside from a double fault, Hewett quickly reasserted control to move 5-3 ahead and began his final service game with back-to-back aces.
The second seed earned the first of two match points with one of his trademark topspin backhands down the line, and fired home his third ace of the game to seal his place in the last four.
