No partnership has dominated wheelchair tennis quite like Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid.
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Since the pair formed in 2015, they have won 54 doubles titles – which includes 22 Grand Slam crowns, the most of any doubles pairing – three Masters titles and Olympic gold.
Equally as impressive, on Friday afternoon, the British duo won their sixth consecutive Australian Open men’s wheelchair doubles title when they defeated Stephane Houdet and Daniel Caverzaschi 6-2 6-4. It marks the longest streak at Melbourne Park in any category since Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won seven straight women’s doubles titles between 1982-89.
“The key is just never resting on where we are and never being happy with our level, our performance, and always trying to improve,” Reid said on the key to their sustained success.
“No matter which title we’ve won or which number it is, we always go back and review it and see where we can improve and get better.”
Hewett added: “We just want to win. We’re so hungry for it. We want to keep going, push those numbers as far as we possibly can … To win this one right now, it’s a really special feeling.”
Hewett and Reid weren’t the only Brits to hold silverware aloft on Day 13. Quad doubles world No.3 Andy Lapthorne inched one step closer to longtime partner David Wagner’s Australian Open doubles record of 10 titles.
The 34-year-old won his eighth doubles crown in Melbourne alongside new partner Sam Schroder in a 6-1 6-4 victory over top seeds Guy Sasson and Niels Vink.
“David (Wagner) is a great friend of mine. He’s been a great partner of mine for years,” Lapthorne said about trying to surpass his great mate for most Australian Open crowns.
“If I can get to any of his records, I’m doing it right because he’s got pretty much all of them, especially on the doubles court. So if I can get anywhere near him, that would be amazing. Hopefully, me and Sam can make this work this year, and then we’re flying, and we come back here next year to try and defend.
“Definitely if I get the chance and the body allows me, I’ll be trying to get to 10, 11, 12 (Australian Open titles) hopefully. Then, Sam will have to find a new partner,” he joked.
Recently removed from long-term partnerships, Lapthorne and Schroder are only in their second tournament as a duo. Schroder admits it was a challenging beginning, but the future looks promising.
“It’s amazing to win again today. I think especially considering our first match this week, we barely survived that. Yesterday was a great level, and today I think even better than yesterday,” he said. “We had to adjust in the beginning. I think our playing style can work really well together as well.
“You also just prove that we made a good team and we made a good switch and that it’s worth the effort that we put in now. You get the trophy now, and it’s definitely confirmed.”
Chinese women’s wheelchair doubles pairing Li Xiaohui and Wang Ziying claimed their first Australian Open doubles title after they prevailed 6-3 6-2 over Manami Tanaka and Zhu Zhenzhen. The champions fired 26 winners to one for the match to reign victorious.
In the inaugural boys’ wheelchair doubles Grand Slam final, Luiz Calixto and Charlie Cooper defeated Alexander Lantermann and Ben Wenzel 6-3 6-0.