FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Tennis - Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match - Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, Japan - September 4, 2021. Alfie Hewett of Britain in action against Gordon Reid of Britain REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - British duo Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid made history by capturing a ninth successive Grand Slam title with a 6-2 4-6 10-7 win over Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda in the final of the wheelchair men's doubles on Wednesday.
The Britons, who have won 14 doubles slams together, went one better than Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver's previous record of eight straight women's doubles titles between Wimbledon 1983 and the 1985 French Open with their win on Wednesday.
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