Four British champions at the Australian Open & trio of title winners in Sunderland
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Get the latest from the British tennis stars after a title-winning campaign at the Australian Open and more success at the Lexus GB Pro Series Sunderland.
Patten, Hewett, Reid & Lapthorne crowned champions in Melbourne
Henry Patten became the fourth British player to win multiple men’s doubles Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open alongside Finland’s Harri Heliovaara.
The Wimbledon champions came from a set down to beat third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the final 6-7(16), 7-6(5), 6-3 in just over three hours.
Patten is the third British player to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title in the Open Era – joining Jamie Murray (2016) and Joe Salisbury (2019).
The result has seen the 28-year-old Briton rise to a career-high world No.3.
Meanwhile, Alfie Hewett won his 10th Grand Slam singles title and second Australian Open trophy after an impressive run in Melbourne.
In his third final meeting with world No.1 Tokito Oda in the last three years, Hewett took the title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
It’s his first victory over the 18-year-old Japanese star in their last six matches. The British No.1 finished the tournament without dropping a set.
Hewett also won the doubles title in Melbourne with British partner Gordon Reid – defeating Spain’s Daniel Caverzaschi and Stephane Houdet of France 6-2, 6-4 in the final.
This marked Hewett and Reid’s sixth successive Australian Open title and their 22nd Grand Slam together as a duo.
Andy Lapthorne completed the quartet of British champions at the Australian Open as he secured his eighth quad doubles title in Melbourne.
Lapthorne and Dutch star Sam Schroder beat top seeds Niels Vink and Guy Sasson 6-1, 6-4 in the final to bag their first trophy together. The 34-year-old Briton now has 18 Grand Slams to his name.
British champions in Sunderland
There were more British winners at the Lexus GB Pro Series Sunderland last week as well, with Johannus Monday, Amelia Rajecki and Hamish Stewart taking home titles.
23-year-old Monday won the battle of the Brits in the M25 singles final as he defeated former Queen’s Club quarter-finalist Ryan Peniston 6-4, 6-2 in the title decider.
Former NCAA No.1, Monday – who closed out the 2024 season with three back-to-back M25 singles titles – has now won six total ITF singles trophies and is up to a career-high world No.359.
Rajecki was crowned W35 doubles champion with American Anna Rogers after the top seeds beat second seeds Sohyun Park and Hong Yi Cody Wong 2-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Stewart took home the title in the men’s doubles alongside Czech Republic’s David Poljak.
After beating Britain’s Alexis Canter and Ryan Golesworthy 7-6(4), 6-0 in the semi-finals, Stewart and Poljak received a walkover in the final.
