Hewett and Reid had the edge in an entertaining final to win 6-2, 6-1 in an hour and 35 minutes in front of a jam-packed Court Philippe-Chatrier.

With the victory, the British duo have completed the career Golden Slam in men’s wheelchair doubles – becoming the first partnership in history to do so.

It marks Hewett’s first Paralympic gold medal to add to his three silvers from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

Meanwhile Reid bags a second gold to go alongside his 2016 singles gold medal, as well as two silvers (2016 & 2020) and a bronze (2020).

The 32-year-old is also the first ParalympicsGB player to win a wheelchair tennis gold medal in both singles and doubles.

"It feels amazing, it hasn’t really fully sunk in yet," Reid said. "The emotions and the adrenaline are still high from the match. It’s something we’ve been desperate for for a long time now, we’ve come so close twice and felt that heartbreak and those have been some of the toughest moments in my career. So to sit here with gold medals around our necks is one of the best.

"Sometimes you have to feel that pain to really enjoy the highs when they come. It’s important for us not to let these moments pass us by and to really savour it. Safe to say we did that on the court and in the ceremony.

ParalympicsGB have now won a combined 18 medals in wheelchair tennis throughout the Games history.

"For me and Gio, we’ve been wanting this title for a long while and right now enjoying this moment and celebrating what we’ve done is all that matters," Hewett added.

"We’ve been on such a journey to get here, we’ve had an incredible team behind us, who have worked with us for many years and it’s a night to remember.

"We felt confident going into this week with a couple of Roland Garros titles behind us. We knew we could come here and win it but still there’s always that doubt at the back of your mind that reminds you of those two Paralympics losses. I think that’s natural, every athlete has that but we certainly squashed that this week and just went out there and tried to play the brand of tennis we have all year."

On the site of his first singles Grand Slam - Roland Garros - Hewett now has the chance to double his gold medal tally in the singles. He will return on Saturday to face Oda for the chance to also complete the singles career Golden Slam.

Hewett and Reid held a favourable winning record coming into the match (5-1) and that mental advantage seemed key throughout the big moments of the first set.

Both teams started the match with lengthy deuce games that went in favour of the Brits, before Hewett sealed a double break with an excellent top spin backhand through the middle of the court.

The Japanese pair finally got on the board at 3-1 followed by a break on the Reid serve to close the gap to just one game.

Staring down another break point at 3-2, Hewett and Reid dug out of one of the longest rallies of the match before sealing arguably the most important hold of the opening set.

Oda and Miki only capitalised on one of eight break points in the first set and ultimately paid the price. Serving for the set in a brutal final game, the Brits saw off four break points and gave a huge roar as they eventually clinched a one set lead.

After a close opener, the Brits hit another level at the beginning of the second. The Japanese team could only watch on in disbelief as Hewett and Reid won 12 of the first 14 points to race off to a 3-0 lead.

The second seeds got one break back but nothing could stop the momentum of the 21-time Grand Slam champions.

They charged to a 5-1 lead before launching one final attack on the Oda serve. With two gold medal points set up, Hewett closed out the victory on an incredible drop shot, which was met by a raptures of applause from the Parisian crowd.