The British, American pairing faced Dutch top seeds Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot, where they lost 6-2, 6-1.īritain’s Neal Skupski lost out in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles and the semis of the mixed, while Alfie Hewett starred with two wins on day 10. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be for fellow Brit Shuker and Mathewson who bowed out of the tournment after a defeat in the doubles semi-final. They will now face Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ruben Spaargaren in the final on Friday, as they bid to win their fourth consecutive doubles title in Melbourne. Hewett then hit the courts alongside doubles partner Reid for the men's doubles semi-final, which saw the Brits cruise through to their 14 th successive Grand Slam doubles final, after beating the all-Japanese pairing of Daisuke Arai and Takashi Sanada 6-4, 6-4. The two met last week in the final of the Melbourne Wheelchair Open, where the Brit came out on top in a 6-2, 6-2 win. The 25-year-old now enters his third consecutive final at the Australian Open, where he will take on 16-year-old Tokito Oda of Japan for the singles title on Saturday. Hewett came out firing in his semi-final match against Miki, outfoxing his opponent to seal a 6-1, 6-1 win. Meanwhile, Lucy Shuker and doubles partner Dana Mathewson were defeated in their semi-final tie. Hewett later made it through to the doubles final alongside British partner Gordon Reid. World No.1 Alfie Hewett is into his third successive Australian Open men’s singles final after defeating Japan’s Takuya Miki. With the momentum swinging in his favour, the Brit dominated the second set, securing the title with an ace on the first championship point to lift his maiden Australian Open singles trophy. The 16-year-old Japanese rising star took an early 3-1 but Hewett fought back to win five games in a row to claim the first set. This victory comes just one day after Hewett lifted his 16th doubles title at a major tournament alongside compatriot Gordon Reid. Hewett, who finished runner up in the 20 Australian Open finals, has now won seven Grand Slam titles. It's been a week to remember for World No.1 Alfie Hewett who finally lifts his maiden Australian Open men's wheelchair singles title after defeating Tokito Oda of Japan 6-3, 6-1. Watch the Australian Open live on Eurosport and Discovery+ĭay 12: Hewett wins maiden Australian Open singles title.Britwatch - follow the British results and draws.Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk bow out in the semi-final.Hewett through to mens singles and reaches doubles final alongside partner Reid.Hewett and Gordon Reid win men's wheelchair doubles title for fourth year in a row.Alfie Hewett wins mens wheelchair singles title for the first time in his career.
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