Helensburgh’s Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett made history by winning a record equalling 16th Grand Slam title together.
Reid and Hewett equalled the record for most Grand Slam men’s doubles titles won by a pair in the Open Era on Friday, after the British second seeds beat Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren 6-1, 6-2 to seal their fourth successive Australian Open wheelchair title.
Contesting their 14th successive Grand Slam final, second seeds Hewett and Reid raced to a 4-0 lead over Scheffers and Spaargaren before wrapping up the opening set in 27 minutes as Spaargaren sprayed a forehand wide of its intended target.
