Hewett Advances in Wimbledon Wheelchair Competitions

In Wimbledon 2026, Great Britain's Alfie Hewett advanced in both the wheelchair singles and doubles, keeping his hopes alive for two titles. On Thursday, Hewett, 28, started his day with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over China’s Ji Zhenxu, which propelled him into the men’s wheelchair singles semi-finals. Later, he partnered with fellow Briton Gordon Reid to face off against France’s Stephane Houdet and Ji in the doubles semi-finals. Hewett and Reid secured their spot in the wheelchair doubles final with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

The six-time Wimbledon champions will compete against Japan’s Tokito Oda and Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez in the final on Saturday. In their semi-final against Houdet and Ji, the British duo faced challenges early on as they were broken twice in the first set but managed to rally back, winning four consecutive games to clinch the opener. The second set experienced a 13-minute delay due to a mechanical issue with Houdet’s wheelchair; however, this interruption did not disrupt the rhythm of Hewett and Reid.

Looking ahead, Hewett is set to face Fernandez in the wheelchair singles semi-finals on Friday in the second match on Court One. In contrast, Andrew Penney was eliminated after losing 6-0, 6-1 to Spain’s Martin de la Puente in the second round of the men’s wheelchair singles. Meanwhile, in the women’s wheelchair doubles semi-finals, Great Britain’s Lucy Shuker and her South African partner Kgothatso Montjane suffered a 6-3, 6-2 defeat against Japan’s Yui Kamiji and China’s Zhenzhen Zhu.

In the quad wheelchair doubles semi-finals, the British pair of Andy Lapthorne and Gregory Slade were defeated by the Netherlands’ Sam Schroder and Australia’s Jin Woodman with a score of 6-4, 6-1. On Friday, Lapthorne will get another chance to compete against Schroder when they meet in the quad wheelchair singles semi-finals at 11:00 BST on Court 14.