Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win Australian Open wheelchair doubles title in style against Dutch duo

Updated 27/01/2023 at 08:05 GMT

Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid won their fourth successive Australian Open title as they overcame Dutch pair Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren in straight sets, 6-1 6-2. World No. 1 Hewett now gears up for the individual final on Saturday, looking for his first Australian Open singles title. Stream the 2023 Australian Open live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.co.uk

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Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid secured their fourth successive Australian Open wheelchair doubles title as they beat Dutch pair Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren in straight sets.

Coming through 6-1 6-2, the Brits made light work of their opponents, getting the job done in just an hour and three minutes.

The match was sealed by a trademark Reid serve; the lefty slicing it wide off the ad-court to spark jubilation for the two Britons.

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The title adds to the incredible tally of 15 Grand Slam titles they have won as a pair.

Hewett was delighted to have his partner in crime back, joking as they accepted the trophy.

"Welcome back, Gordy, nice to see ya!" he said. "We’ve struggled in the last year with some injuries, but we managed to produce some of our best tennis today."

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Reid added: "We wanted to show what we’re capable of, starting the year on a positive note. This was a good way to do that.”

World no.1 Hewett also wished his mother a happy birthday.

“Happy birthday mum, I know I usually forget because we’re 12 hours apart!

"I haven’t got anything for you yet, but hopefully I’ll return with something.”

The win precedes Hewett's participation in the men's singles final on Saturday, where he meets 16-year-old Tokito Oda.

Elsewhere, Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos won the mixed doubles, with the Brazilians overcoming Indian pair Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna 7-6(2) 6-2.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid of Great Britain in the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final against Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren of the Netherlands during day 12 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January

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