GB’s Hewett keeps alive hopes of Wimbledon double
Britain's Alfie Hewett kept alive his bid for a Wimbledon singles and doubles double on Thursday, winning two matches in a single day at the 2026 Championships. The 28-year-old, ranked world number two and a 10-time Grand Slam singles champion, reached the men's wheelchair singles semi-finals and, alongside compatriot Gordon Reid, booked a place in the doubles final.
Hewett opened with a 6-4 6-1 win over China's Ji Zhenxu in the singles, then partnered Reid to beat France's Stephane Houdet and Ji 6-4 6-3, despite a 13-minute delay caused by a mechanical fault with Houdet's wheelchair. The six-time Wimbledon doubles champions will face Japan's Tokito Oda and Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez in Saturday's final, while Hewett meets Fernandez in the singles last four on Friday. Elsewhere, British players Andrew Penney, Lucy Shuker and the pairing of Andy Lapthorne and Gregory Slade all suffered defeats, though Lapthorne will get another chance against Sam Schroder in Friday's quad singles semi-finals.
- Hewett reaches Wimbledon wheelchair singles semi-final and doubles final in one day.
- He and Reid, six-time champions, face Oda and Fernandez on Saturday.
- Other British players Penney, Shuker and Lapthorne were beaten.