Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid lived up to their pre-match billing after beating Tokito Oda and Takuya Miki of Japan 6-2, 6-1 to win gold in the men’s wheelchair doubles final, making them the first men’s doubles team to complete the career ‘Golden Slam’.

Upon their third Paralympics appearance as a team, the British No.1, Hewett, and No.2, Reid, medalled for a third time together after securing silver at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

The British pair, who have accumulated an astonishing 21 doubles Grand Slam titles since first partnering in 2013, won the first three games of the opening set to establish a dominant lead.

Oda and Miki threatened to find their way back into the match, but the 2024 Wimbledon champions only conceded once before rebuilding their double break lead.

At 5-2, the fate of the set was on Hewett and Reid’s racket in a drama-fuelled game where they recovered from 0-40 behind to deliver set points. The Brits saved seven of eight break points in the first set including four in that final game before striking on their third set point.

Hewett and Reid built three-game lead again in the second, before the 2024 Japan Open champions recovered one break on Hewett's serve.

However, the fourth double fault of the match came from Miki as he gifted Hewett and Reid the fifth game.

The British power-duo dominated at the net as the match neared its end, with Reid outfoxing his opponents with his acute angled volleys.

Having won all-three Grand Slam titles so far this season, Hewett and Reid completed an historic victory with a scintillating drop shot winner from the world No.1 after one hour and 35 minutes of play. 

Hewett will return to Court Phillippe Chatrier for the men’s wheelchair singles final on Saturday.

Hewett books second singles Paralympic final in vie for gold

Under the closed roof of Court Suzanne-Lenglen, and with the Duke of Edinburgh in attendance, world No.1 Alfie Hewett defeated Martin De La Puente of Spain 6-2, 6-0 to earn his place in Saturday’s gold medal match.

Nine-time Grand Slam singles champion Hewett entered the meeting a strong favourite, leading their head-to-head 22-1, and 3-1 on the clay.

Despite De La Puente finding early break points on the Hewett serve, the British No.1 soon found his groove after winning five successive games to comfortably take the opening set.

Beaming with confidence, the reigning Wimbledon champion refused to relent, dominating play to build a 3-0 lead before De La Puente called for a medical time to get his right hand treated and taped.

The pause from play didn’t deter the Brit, however, winning all three remaining games to earn his spot in the men’s wheelchair singles final after just one hour and 9 minutes of play.

Just one match away from completing the career ‘Golden Slam’, Hewett will face the victor of the semi-final between Tokito Oda of Japan and Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina.

Lapthorne & Slade secure silver while Hewett reaches third consecutive Paralympic semi-final

In a busy day for the ParalympicsGB team, Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade have secured silver medal in the quad doubles event, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are into the gold medal match, and Hewett moved into the men's singles semi-finals.

Lapthorne and Slade took home silver after a 6-1, 6-1 defeat to top seeds and Dutch duo Niels Vink and Sam Schroder in the final.

Their excellent achievement in the French capitol marks Lapthorne’s fourth Paralympic medal, while Slade will take home silver on his Paralympic debut - an incredible achievement for the 22-year-old rising star.

It was a tough start for the British second seeds who quickly found themselves a double break down after a dominant start from the defending Paralympic quad doubles champions. However, Lapthorne and Slade worked hard to recover one of the breaks back to fire them up before the Dutchmen bit straight back to eventually wrap up the set.

Vink and Schorder have been a formidable pairing in the world of quad tennis and today they showcased exactly why. They continued to pile the pressure on the all-British team, drawing 21 unforced errors out and breaking them seven times across the whole match.

Despite a valiant effort from Lapthorne and Slade to work their way back into the gold medal match, Schroder and Vink proved too tough to break down as the Dutch powered to a second successive quad doubles gold medal in just over an hour.

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Men's wheelchair

Alfie Hewett has reached his third successive Paralympic semi-final after claiming a straight sets victory over Ruben Spaargaren, while Gordon Reid missed out on a chance of claiming a third Paralympic singles medal after losing his quarter-final match against Gustavo Fernandez.

World No.1 Hewett needed just an hour and 15 minutes to secure his spot in the final four as he closed out a 6-1, 6-4 victory – marking his second successive win over the Dutchman on clay.

Hewett wasted no time establishing his dominance in his quarter-final battle over Spaargaren. The 26-year-old dropped just two points behind his first serve in the opening set and won 68% of points on the return – ultimately breaking the Dutchman four times to seal a one set advantage in just 28 minutes.

In an attempt to turn the tides, Spaargaren raised his level in the second as he took his best level to the Briton. After six consecutive breaks, it was Hewett who earned the first hold of the set at 4-3 to settle the nerves.

With the world No.10 serving to stay level, a late charge from the three-time Paralympic medallist saw Hewett strike three winners on Spaargaren’s serve to eventually grasp the break and set himself up with the chance to serve out the match.

With a spot in the semi-finals within touching distance, the top seed shook off all nerves as he closed out a commanding victory with a hold to love.

Meanwhile, Reid left everything out on Court Phillipe Chatrier but it wasn’t to be as Fernandez claimed a 6-0, 7-6(5) victory to become the first man from Argentina to reach the Paralympic semi-final.

Reid looked to make a quick start in the opening game of the quarter-final match as he found himself with an early opportunity. The Argentine was forced to save four break points in a gruelling 15-minute game before eventually holding firm and clinching a break of his own in the Brit’s first service game of the match.

Reid struggled to find his rhythm on serve, landing just 50% of his first serves in the opening set, while Fernandez looked to take advantage of attacking the Brit’s second serve as he reeled off six games in a row to edge ahead.

Desperate to earn his first win over Fernandez on the clay at Roland Garros, Reid displayed true resilience to fight back from a break down on three occasions in the second set. With the fourth seed serving for the match at 5-4, Reid dug deep once more – sealing a crucial break with a forehand pass winner to draw level and force a tie-break.

Despite the Brit’s attempts to stay close to his opponent, Fernandez continued to fire home the winners – racking up a total of 41 across the match. With a mini-break in the bag and match point on the horizon, the world No.4 eventually went on to punch his ticket in the final four with another backhand winner to put an end to Reid’s singles campaign in Paris.

Doubles

Hewett and Reid are also into their third straight men's doubles final after a gutsy performance to beat home favourites Federic Cattaneo and Stephane Houdet 6-4, 6-3.

Battling against the strong French team and the noisy Parisian crowd, Hewett and Reid put in a masterclass on the return - breaking in all but three games.

The Brits showed moments of brilliance throughout the contest with a combined 23 winners - but the French team were resilient, fighting back from a set and 3-1 down to get back to 3-3 in the second.

A crucial hold to love from Hewett slowed Cattaneo and Houdet's momentum and allowed the Brits to get the break to eventually serve out the match.

In the final they will play either Spain’s Dani Caverzaschi and Martin de la Puente or Japan’s Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda.

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid kept their dream of a first men's wheelchair doubles gold medal alive as they punched their ticket to the semi-finals with an emphatic straight sets victory.

The British power-house duo defeated the Netherlands’ Ruben Spaargaren and Maarten Ter Hofte 6-2, 6-1.

It was a confident start from the British duo who needed just 14 minutes to take a commanding 4-0 lead in the opening set.

The 21-time Grand Slam champions dominated behind serve in the early moments, winning 62% of points off their first serve (81%) and dropping just six points on their opponents' serve.

With Reid serving to take a clean sweep in the opener, Spaargaren and Ter Hofte worked hard to draw out the errors from the Brits which they soon capitalised on as they caught hold of the break to their first game on the scoreboard.

However, Hewett and Reid made certain to not make the same mistake twice as they closed out the set at the second time of asking, as world No.1 Hewett slammed a huge serve out wide.

The second set began with a nail-biting 22-minute opening game which saw the Dutch face four break points before Hewett and Reid found the breakthrough to take the lead.

With the momentum swinging in their direction, the top seeds continued to paint the lines from both wings – grinding out five successive games on the bounce to take complete control of the match.

In a mirror image of the first set, the Dutch clinched a break as Reid looked to serve out the match, but the Brits produced the perfect response as they eventually saw out the win on their fourth match point after Ter Hofte launched a forehand long.

Next up, Hewett and Reid will battle France’s Stephane Houdet - who beat the British pair to the gold medal at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics alongside Nicolas Peifer - and Frederic Cattaneo. 

Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett became quarter-finalists after their respective straight-sets wins, while Lucy Shuker bowed out of the Games following her second round defeat.

But it was the end of the road for the singles campaigns of Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade after their respective defeats in the Quad singles quarter-finals.

World No.1 Hewett reached the quarter-finals after a close 7-5, 6-2 victory over the world No.16, Japan’s Daisuke Arai.  

A climactic opening set looked to fall in the favour of the 16th seed as British No.1 Hewett was forced to save four set points to stay in contention.

A disputed line call on the Hewett serve saw tempers flare, but in true sportsmanship, Arai deferred to the world No.1’s opinion that the umpire had looked at the wrong mark.

Despite grappling with consistency, signs of vintage Hewett came to the fore after securing the set, relying on his trusty forehand to produce a total 44 winners to prevail in just over two hours.  

The former Rio 2016 silver medallist will go on to play 10th seed Ruben Spaargaren of the Netherlands in his quarter-final match-up.

Reid overcame Takuya Miki of Japan 6-1, 6-1 to earn his first seeded victory of the Games, making the ParalympicGB star now unbeaten in 19 matches against the ninth seed.  

The 32-year-old sped through the opening set to lead 5-0, echoing his second round double bagel victory over Suresh Dharmasena.

Yet, a successful last attempt to forestall the Briton led Miki to hold as Reid conceded his first game of the tournament.

Any threat was soon evaded, however, after the Rio 2016 gold medallist and Tokyo bronze medallist produced another 18 winners in the second set to secure the match in just over an hour.

Meanwhile, Shuker’s stint in Paris met its end after losing 6-0, 6-2 to Xiaohui Li of China; a player who ended Diede de Groot’s impressive 145 match winning streak at the World Team Cup in May.

Quad

Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey ended Lapthorne’s gold medal hopes after his 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory in the quarter-finals of the Quad singles category.

Lapthorne appeared to be on the cusp of reversing his fate after fighting back from a set and a break behind to enter a third, but the Turkish star kept a firm hold of his recent stellar record against the Brit, claiming his sixth win in their last seven encounters.

Elsewhere, Slade missed out on a place in the Quad semi-finals after losing 6-1, 6-2 to the reigning Roland Garros champion Sasson.  

Slade and Lapthorne will be back in action on Wednesday ahead of the Quad doubles gold medal match against Dutch top seeds Sam Schroder and Niels Vink.

Hewett & Reid book third round; Lapthorne & Slade guaranteed silver medal after quad doubles win

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid delivered in their opening appearances at the Paris Paralympic Games to ease through to the men’s wheelchair singles third round, while rising stars Ben Bartram and Dahnon Ward exited the tournament despite two encouraging performances.

Meanwhile, Paralympic veteran Andy Lapthorne and debutant Greg Slade reach the gold medal match in the quad doubles draw after claiming victory on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Top seed Hewett blitzed through to the third round after his 6-0, 6-1 win over Israel’s Sergei Lysov as his tilt to complete the career ‘Golden Slam’ continues.

The Briton showed strength on the return, winning over 70% of points on the Lysov serve to comfortably seize the opening set.

Paralympic debutant Lysov won his first game of the match out of the blocks in the second with a forehand ground stroke winner, but this year’s Wimbledon champion proved superior as he converted all three remaining break point opportunities to seal the win in 53 minutes.

The Rio silver medallist is slated to play the victor of the second round match between Alwande Sikhosana of South Africa and Daisuke Arai of Japan.

Meanwhile, Rio 2016 gold medallist and Tokyo bronze medallist Reid started his fifth Paralympics with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory over Suresh Dharmasena in the men’s wheelchair second round.

Over the course of the match, Reid produced 17 service winners, with more than half accounted to his second serve alone, to book his place in the next round in 50 minutes.

In the third round, the fifth seed will go head-to-head with either China’s Jinhui Ding or Japanese ninth seed Takuya Miki.

Debutant Bartram faced a challenge in the form of second seed Tokito Oda of Japan – a four-time Grand Slam champion.

The former junior world No.1 lost 6-2, 7-6(4) despite pushing the Japanese No.1 to his limits in the decisive set.

After losing the opening set, Bartram rediscovered his signature aggressive style to produce a closely contested battle with this year’s Australian and French Open champion, showcasing the ample quality he possesses.

At 5-5, 19-year-old Bartram proved his champions mindset, producing his first ace of the match in a high-pressured moment which led to a crucial hold following a heated battle at deuce.

The fate of the match now in the hands of an eventual tiebreak; Bartram was first to take initiative but former world No.1 Oda found his way back from 4-2 to secure victory in one hour and 28 minutes.  

Ward was also to encounter the same result as compatriot Bartram after losing 6-2, 6-1 to seventh seed, and home favourite, Stephane Houdet.

Despite Ward’s first Paralympic Games coming to an end, the Brit showed marked improvement against the French national after their first career match ended 6-0, 6-0 last season.

Ward, who defeated Morocco’s Said Himam to reach the second round, earned his place on the board in the fourth game, retrieving one of two breaks against him before breaking a second time to stem Houdet’s increasing lead.

With the roaring crowds of Court Phillippe-Chatrier behind him, the Frenchman continued to frustrate, disallowing Ward to hold serve as he confirmed the fate of the opening set.  

19-year-old Ward fought hard in the opening game of the second to break the former Grand Slam champion Houdet, but the world No.7 proceeded to win all remaining six games to join Hewett and Reid in the third round.

Doubles

Hewett and Reid returned to court following their earlier success in the singles, beating Alexander Cataldo and Brayan Tapia 6-1, 6-3 of Chile to ease through to the men’s wheelchair doubles quarter-finals.

The top seeds will play the winner of the match between Argentina’s Ezequiel Casco and Gustavo Fernandez and the Netherland’s Ruben Spaargaren and Maarten Ter Hofte.

But it was the end of the road for Bartram and Ward who lost 6-2, 7-5 to the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Tom Egberink and Maikel Scheffers.

Quad

The quad doubles world No.3 Lapthorne, and world No.13 Slade, are guaranteed a silver medal after overcoming Brazilian duo Leandro Pena and Ymanitu Silva 6-1, 7-5.

Their appearance in the gold medal match will mark Lapthorne’s second appearance in a Paralympic quad doubles final, having won silver in 2012.  

The British duo kept their unforced errors to a minimum, remaining consistent and capitalising on every mistake from the Brazilian camp to get a set on the board.

The latter stages of the second bore a greater test for the British representatives, however, as Pena and Silva secured their first hold since the start of play; a point which proved to be pivotal as they leveraged their new-found momentum to battle back from 4-1 behind to lead 6-5.

The Brazilian's efforts soon unravelled after a double fault provided Lapthorne and Slade the opportunity to regain their lead and earn their place in the final after one hour and 31 minutes of action.

Lapthorne and Slade will play Dutch top seeds Sam Schroder and Niels Vink in Wednesday’s final.

Lapthorne, Shuker & Slade amongst British winners in Paris

Andy Lapthorne and Lucy Shuker kick-started their campaigns with straight-set victories, while Greg Slade earned his career-first Paralympic win on his debut.

Lapthorne got his Paris Paralympic Games campaign off to a flying start as he battled past Chilean star Diego Perez, 6-4, 6-3 in a match of many twists and turns.

Meanwhile, Slade fought back from a set down to eventually defeat Turkey's Ugur Altinel 6-7(6), 7-6(1), 6-1 in a gripping encounter lasting two hours and 45 minutes.

Shuker recorded her fifth first round Paralympic win when she defeated Charlotte Fairbank 6-4, 7-5.

After being broken on his opening service game, three-time Paralympic medallist Lapthorne dug deep to recover the deficit before stringing a run of three games together to edge ahead and successfuly clinch the opening set.

With the momentum in his favour and an early break secured, Lapthorne looked to be on the home straight but Perez refused to hand over the win. The pair tussled for the upper hand but after six consecutive service breaks, Lapthorne looked to have the last say. An inch perfect drop shot set the Briton up with the opportunity to serve out the match, as he closed out victory with a hold to love.

The fourth seed will now advance to the quarter-finals where he’ll face either David Wagner or Ahmet Kaplan.

Debutant Slade joined fellow youngsters Ben Bartram and Dahnon Ward in clinching his first Paralympic win after fighting back from a set down.

After narrowly losing out in the opening set tie-break, Slade produced the perfect response as he sped ahead to a 3-0 lead. Altinel, who had won all of the pair's previous six meetings on clay, soon turned the set on its head to force a second successive tie-break. 

Slade took the reins from the get go, dropping just one point to take us to a deciding set on Court 9 at Roland Garros.

With a spot in a miaden Paralympics quarter-final on the line, the 22-year-old Briton saved his best tennis until the decider. Having struck a remarkable 60 winners past his opponent across the match, Slade reeled off five consecutive games in a row to punch his ticket to the next round and set up a clash against third seed Guy Sasson.

Facing home favourite Fairbank infront of a supportive French crowd, Shuker's first round match in Paris proved to be a tough one.

Having trailed 3-0 in the opening set, the Brit had to dig deep to turn things around - eventually winning three games on the bounce to steal the opening set.

Into the second they went and there was little separating the two as they both wrestled to take the advantage. With a tie-break fast approaching, the Brit made a late charge - finding herself with a match point on the Frenchwoman's serve before sealing the victory after an hour and 44 minutes of play.

However, it wasn't meant to be for Abbie Breakwell who lost out on her debut to 17-year-old American Maylee Phelps, 6-3, 6-4.

Despite the defeat, Breakwell can leave Paris with her head held high and plenty of lessons learnt from her first Paralympic experience.

Doubles 

Over in the doubles, Ben Bartram and Dahnon Ward made it two Paralympic debut wins in two days.

After winning their opening singles matches yesterday, the British duo joined forces to defeat Lhaj Boukartacha and Said Himam 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 and seal a place in the men's doubles second round.

Bartram & Ward secure dream Paralympic debut

Ben Bartram and Dahnon Ward earned their first Paralympic victories to book their place in the second round of the men’s wheelchair singles, while Lucy Shuker and Abbie Breakwell bowed out of the women’s wheelchair doubles opening round.

Bartram was faced with the force of home crowds as he went head-to-head with Frenchman Guilhelm Laget in what would come to be a thrilling 6-4, 6-4 victory for the Brit. 

The former Junior world No.1 was forced to fight back from an early 3-1 deficit before seizing the opening set, carrying momentum into the second where he recovered two early breaks against him to recapture his lead.

The Frenchman continued to reach over 70% on his first serve delivery as the crowds got behind him, but with two aces and a total 13 service winners under the Briton’s belt, Bartram secured his place in the second round in one hour and 24 minutes.

Meanwhile, Ward secured an opening round victory on his Paralympic debut after his 6-3, 7-6(7) victory over Morocco’s Said Himam.

Saved by the rain delays, Ward recovered from 3-2 behind, winning four successive games to secure the first set.

Himam, ranked world No.59, wasn’t to be underestimated, however, after he snapped back from a set down to lead the second 5-2.

However, a scintillating comeback from the 19-year-old saw him retrieve all breaks made against him to call for a tiebreak, where he successfully defended set point before securing the match at the first time of asking.

Ward will now face seventh seed, France’s Stephane Houdet, in the second round.

Three-time paralympic medallist Shuker and debutant Breakwell became the first British paralympic tennis players to grace Court Suzanne-Lenglen in a match that would soon end their doubles campaign following a 6-2, 6-4 defeat to the Netherlands’ Lizzy De Greef and Jinte Bos.

Speaking on her pride to compete at her first Paralympic Games, Breakwell said: “No words can describe it, really.

“I think we both played well. We’ve not been in a partnership for very long, and I’m not as experienced as Lucy, so all things considered, we put on a great performance.”

“I think we were in points,” Shuker added. “At this level, you can’t make any mistakes on the decisive points because there’s so many good teams competing.

“It’s disappointing as I felt we played at a good level at times, but going forward we just need to make sure we maintain that.”

Only upon the fifth game did the Netherlands secure the first hold of the match, with both teams showing uncertainty on serve in the early stages.

While Shuker and Breakwell continued to show hesitance on serve, Bos and De Greef’s success in breaking the cycle buoyed them to claim four consecutive games to tee up their eventual victory.

Although the Brits looked to keep their hopes alive in the second with a healthy 3-1 lead, the six-time Tour-level doubles champions Bos and De Greef fought back to close the gap, eventually sealing the win in just short of two hours despite Shuker and Breakwell successfully defending two match points at 3-5 down.