US Open 2026: Alfie Hewett beats world No.1 Tokito Oda to win men's wheelchair singles title
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Alfie Hewett produced an incredible performance to claim his fifth US Open men’s singles title and the 11th Grand Slam singles title of his career.
Hewett defeated world No.1 Tokito Oda of Japan 6-0, 7-6(5) in New York to end the last major of 2026 as both singles and doubles champion.
Facing Oda for the 10th time in a Grand Slam singles final, Hewett opened his eighth US Open final in devastating fashion to take his first set off Oda by a score of 6-0.
Despite going 3-0 down in the second set, Hewett continued to mix aggressive tennis with moments of deftness and slowly reduced the deficit. The world No.2 saved three set points on his way to levelling the second set at 5-5 before forcing the tie-break two games later.
A backhand winner earned Hewett a two-point cushion at 4-2, an advantage that he would not relinquish as he ended Oda’s hopes of completing his first calendar Grand Slam.
An emotional Hewett, who had not beaten Oda in a Grand Slam final since the 2025 Australian Open, said: “I would like to congratulate Tokito on an incredible year. I know you’ll be hurting from this one because you were going for the calendar Slam, but what you are doing for this sport, with the amazing audience you bring to it and the level you bring (to the match court), you thoroughly deserve three Grand Slams this year. You’re pushing everyone’s limits.
“This one is an emotional one. There’s a lot of hard work that goes on behind the scenes to make these sorts of weeks happen,“ added Hewett, who partnered Gordon Reid to win their sixth US Open men’s doubles title on Friday and leaves New York as a 37-time Grand Slam champion.
“The crowd here is incredible. This is what a final should be about. It’s such a huge year for our sport with it being the 50 years (of wheelchair tennis), and to be able to put on a display like this in front of you is incredible.”
Hewett received his US Open champion’s trophy from Brad Parks, the founder of wheelchair tennis in 1976.
