Wimbledon 2021: Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid win fourth men's wheelchair doubles title
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Hewett and Reid also won the 2021 Australian Open and French Open titles
Wimbledon 2021 on the BBC |
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Venue: All England Club Dates: 28 June-11 July |
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British pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have won a fourth Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles title, beating the Netherlands' Tom Egberink and Belgium's Joachim Gerard 7-5 6-2.
Hewett, 23, and Reid, 29, took an early lead in both sets, edging a tight first set before a more commanding performance in the second.
The top seeds claimed their 12th Grand Slam title as a pairing.
Hewett said: "To get our fourth title is something we're really happy about."
Jordanne Whiley and Yui Kamiji win a fifth Wimbledon title
There was further success for Britain's Jordanne Whiley, partnering Japan's Yui Kamiji in the women's wheelchair doubles, winning a fifth Wimbledon title together, and their 12th as a pairing.
They beat South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane and fellow Briton Lucy Shuker 6-0 7-6 (7-0), dominating in the first set and running away with the second-set tie-break.
Whiley said: "It's such a special tournament for both of us. I know it's difficult because there's two Brits and you want us both to win."
Australian Dylan Alcott sealed a second Wimbledon quad wheelchair singles title with a 6-2 6-2 win over Sam Schroder of the Netherlands.
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