Hewett and Reid win seventh straight French Open

Hewett and Reid win seventh straight French OpenImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gordon Reid (left) and Alfie Hewett have won 24 Grand Slam titles togetherPublished9 minutes agoBritain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have won their seventh successive French Open wheelchair doubles title.The top seeds claimed a 6-2 6-3 victory over Spain's Martin de la Puente and France's Stephane Houdet to win their 24th Grand Slam title together."This was one of the toughest tournaments we faced when we first started playing doubles with each other and it took us a fair few years to get our hands on this trophy," Hewett said during the trophy presentation."To win seven in a row is some achievement and I just want to say it's an absolute pleasure to be your doubles partner."With the crowd cheering against them, in favour of home hope Houdet, Hewett and Reid produced a clinical performance - hitting 29 winners to their opponents' 14 and winning 55% of points on the French-Spanish duo's first serve."Big thanks to Alfie, we've been a team for a long time now but we are finding new ways to play and new ways to enjoy it," Reid said."It's a big year in wheelchair tennis. It's 50 years of the sport and when we see interviews of the people, the guys who created this sport, everyone says they are amazed by where we are now and how far the sport has come."Hewett added: "Tennis wins - 50 years of wheelchair tennis, to be on a court like this, having this sort of atmosphere, it's an absolute pleasure and long may it continue."Zverev one win away from long-awaited Grand Slam titlePublished1 hour agoCobolli through to final as Arnaldi withdraws with virusPublished25 minutes agoHow shock French Open finalist's tiny tattoo gives meaning to big runPublished22 hours agoIn the singles, Hewett - the second seed - reached his second successive Roland Garros final after defeating Argentine four...