Britain’s Alfie Hewett follows up doubles glory with singles triumph in latest remarkable feat at Australian Open

Britain’s Alfie Hewett followed up his doubles glory with a stunning singles triumph as he defeated third seed Tokito Oda in straight sets in the final on Saturday at the Australian Open.

The top seed wasted no time in doubling up on the trophies front at Melbourne Park as he overcame Oda in straight sets, 6-3 6-1, in just 69 minutes to go one better than the previous two years.

Having lost in the last two finals, Hewett was utterly determined to succeed this time round and he never looked like losing in a pretty one-sided match on Margaret Court Arena.

For the 16-year-old from Japan, it was a remarkable achievement to even reach the showpiece match in Melbourne, and Hewett ensured that he was never allowed to really settle into the contest.

The 25-year-old from Norwich is now a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion having also claimed three titles at the French Open and the US Open.

Incredibly, it was their 16th Grand Slam title together in doubles and their fourth successive crown at the Australian Open.

The legendary British pairing clinched 10 consecutive Grand Slam doubles titles between 2019 and 2022 in a period of unbelievable dominance.

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