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Hewett-Reid 6-7(1), 5-7 Spaargaren-De La Peunte

Well here’s a bit of a shock – the top seeds and 23-time grand-slam winning pairing of Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have lost the men’s wheelchair doubles final.

Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren are the new champions, and that’s a first slam crown for either player.

*Hewett-Reid 6-7(1), 5-4 Spaargaren-De La Peunte

On No 1 Court, Reid and Hewett have just broken and now have the chance to serve for the second set, to level up the men’s wheelchair doubles final.

*Cash-Glasspool 2-0 Hijikata-Pel

Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are underway in their bid to win the men’s doubles title. Neither player has ever reached a grand-slam final before, but their partnership has been fruitful this year, with finals in Miami and Monaco on hard and clay courts to go with this run on grass to the Wimbledon final. They’ve made a good start here, picking up an early break against Australia’s Rinky Hijikata and Dutchman David Pel.

On No 1 Court, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have lost the first set of their wheelchair doubles final against the second-seed pairing of Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren – but the British pair are a break up in the second set. They have won this title six times together, among their many, many victories.

Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are bidding to become the first all-British winners of the men’s doubles title since 1936.

They take on Australia’s Rinky Hijikata and Dutchman David Pel in Saturday’s final, which for the first time takes place at 1pm before the women’s singles.

Glasspool said: “I don’t think at all about the two Brits winning it, it’s more just Wimbledon for me. But, if I take a step back and look at the bigger picture of it then, yeah, it would be an amazing achievement.”

Here’s today’s line-up on Centre – the men’s doubles final is about to get underway, with British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in action:

CENTRE COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START

Gentlemen’s Doubles Final – Rinky Hijikata (AUS) / David Pel (NED) vs Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) [5]

Women’s singles final – 16:00 start

Amanda Anisimova (USA) [13] vs Iga Swiatek (POL) [8]

Drawing inspiration from Serena Williams, Anisimova will look to become the first American woman to claim the Wimbledon title since her compatriot in 2016 and keep her country’s flag flying at the majors.

After Madison Keys won the Australian Open at the start of the year and Coco Gauff triumphed at Roland Garros, victory for Anisimova will keep alive hopes of U.S. women completing an “American Slam” of the four majors.

Swiatek’s approach has helped her fly under the radar over the past fortnight, with only one set dropped in the tournament, and she romped into the final by thrashing 2020 Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-0.

She could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.

“I haven’t followed her previous matches … she must be playing great,” said Swiatek, who until last month had never even reached the final of a grasscourt event.

“She had a great tournament before Wimbledon. She knows how to play on grass. With her game style, the surface fits her, so it’s going to be a challenge.”

“I never thought it was going to be possible,” said Swiatek, who will attempt to become the youngest woman since 20-year-old Serena Williams in 2002 to win Grand Slam singles titles on all three surfaces.

“I’m not this kind of person that sets these kinds of goals. I live tournament-by-tournament. It’s not like I wake up and I’m like, ‘OK, I’m going to win three Grand Slams this year’ because that’s not how I work.

“I have more down-to-earth goals, practising day-by-day. This is what has always been working.”