Hewett and Reid open US Open wheelchair doubles campaign with straight-sets win
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid began their quest for a sixth US Open wheelchair doubles title with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Stephane Houdet and Zhenxu Ji. The British top seeds will face Japan's Tokito Oda and Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez in the semi-finals. They have won 25 Grand Slam doubles titles together as a pair.
The British duo, who have claimed five previous US Open titles together, needed just over an hour to dispatch their opponents on the Flushing Meadows courts. Their victory sets up a semi-final meeting with Tokito Oda and Gustavo Fernandez, the pairing that won the 2025 title at the same venue. Hewett and Reid will turn their attention to singles competition on Wednesday.
Elsewhere in the wheelchair events, Andy Lapthorne and Leon Els secured a hard-fought quad doubles win, taking a first-set tie-break before pulling away. Greg Slade and Heath Davidson faced a tougher outing, losing without winning a game to Niels Vink and Guy Sasson, a duo that has swept all three Grand Slam doubles titles in 2026 and remains unbeaten across the past six majors.
This story may highlight the growing depth and international reach of wheelchair tennis, as players from Britain, Japan, Argentina, China, and South Africa compete at the highest level. The sustained dominance of pairs like Vink and Sasson could raise the profile of disability sport, potentially inspiring greater participation and viewership. Results such as these may also influence how broadcasters and sponsors value wheelchair events at major tournaments.