Alfie Hewett beats Tokito Oda to win US Open singles crown and stop calendar Slam

Britain's Alfie Hewett beat Japan's Tokito Oda 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) to win the US Open men's wheelchair singles title in New York. It is his fifth US Open singles crown and his 11th Grand Slam singles title in all. It also stopped Oda completing a clean sweep of all four majors in 2026, BBC Sport.

The stakes were stark. Hewett and Oda arrived at Flushing Meadows locked together on 10 Grand Slam singles titles each, according to the tournament's preview, US Open. Oda, the world No. 1, had won the past six Slams in a row. He had already taken the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon titles this year.

Hewett tore through the opener. A 6-0 set, known as a bagel, means the loser did not win a game. Oda steadied in the second and forced a tiebreak, the first-to-seven-points decider used when a set reaches 6-6. Hewett held his nerve to take it 7-5 and close the match in straight sets.

Sweet revenge. That says it simply.

Hewett had lost to Oda in both the French Open and Wimbledon finals earlier in 2026. The Wimbledon defeat was heavy, 6-1, 6-1. This time he flipped the story, racing ahead and then standing firm when Oda pushed back.

There was already a trophy in the cabinet. Hewett won the doubles title alongside fellow Briton Gordon Reid on the Friday before the singles final. The pair came from a set and a break down to beat Martin de la Puente and Ruben Spaargaren, LTA.

It is their sixth US Open men's wheelchair doubles title together. De la Puente and Spaargaren were no soft final. They arrived as the 2025 Wimbledon champions.

What makes this stand out is the double response. Hewett lost his grip on the rivalry this summer. In New York he took it back twice in three days, first with his oldest partner and then on his own.