Roland Garros 2025: Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid seal sixth successive doubles title in Paris
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Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid’s record-breaking haul of Grand Slam men’s wheelchair doubles reached another landmark on Saturday as the top seeds claimed their 23rd Grand Slam title together.
Hewett and Reid came through a turbulent match to eventually edge out Stephane Houdet and Tokito Oda 6-4, 1-6, (10-7).
Their latest victory means that they now own an unprecedented streak of six successive titles at both the French Open and the Australian Open, the first two Grand Slam tournaments of the year.
Earlier in the day Hewett’s bid for a fourth men’s singles titles in Paris since 2017 ended in a 6-4, 7-6(6) loss to Oda, but the British No.1 bounced back alongside his compatriot to seal a memorable win in the French capital.
Speaking after the final, Reid - who now has a personal tally of 29 Grand Slam titles and eight French Open doubles titles - said, “Thank you to Alfie, you’ve done an amazing job to come back from the (singles final) earlier and put in a performance like that.
"It’s always a pleasure to have him on my side of the net. I want to say a big thanks to everyone who came in to watch, you guys created such an amazing atmosphere that we love to play in front of. Thank you, too, to our team; all of you have worked so hard this week, and obviously back home, for moments like this.”
As Hewett’s day ended with him claiming the 33rd Grand Slam title of his career, he said, “I don’t really know if there’s much else to say, apart from a big thanks to Gio (Reid’s nickname). That’s number six for us - it never gets dull winning these trophies. Thank you for the team and you guys for the support. We’ll be back next year.”
The Brits got their bid for the title underway with an impeccable set that saw them edge a 4-1 lead on their way to claiming a one set advantage.
However, Hewett and Reid’s perfect record of winning five games from games on deciding deuce points started to falter and the second set started to get away from the top seeds. Noticing their opponents level was dropping, Houdet and Oda seized their opportunity and went on to level up the scoreboard to a set apiece.
However, the reigning Paralympic gold medallists at Roland Garros last September launched a tremendous fightback from 5-1 down in the deciding match tie-break. Hewett fired a cross-court forehand at Oda’s chair that the Japanese player was unable to evade, handing the British duo a historic victory.
The dominant British duo will now turn their attention to the grass court season where they'll seek to defend their title at The Championships, Wimbledon.
