Alfie huitt has finally done it after years of Chasing The elusive paralympic gold medal in doubles tennis huitt alongside his longtime partner Gordon Reed claimed victory in a thrilling match together they defeated Japan's dynamic duo toito Oda and takuya Mickey in a commanding 6-2 6 to1 victory at Roland garos this when marks hitt's first ever paralympic gold and completes a career golden slam for both huitt and Reed and doubles a Monumental achievement in wheelchair tennis although the score line may suggest an easy win the first set was anything but it was an intense hour-long battle with both teams creating eight breakpoint opportunities however the British pair kept their cool capitalizing on key moments and breaking twice early on to gain control of the match Reed's Precision at the net combined with hitt's Incredible crosscourt drop shot winner sealed their Victory the final point was a moment to remember as soon as huitt nailed the match-winning shot he threw his racket into the air in pure joy the two teammates both overwhelmed by emotion embraced celebrating the Triumph they had long been working towards for Reed 32 this gold marks his fifth par Olympics medal his previous gold in singles came in 2016 when he defeated huitt in the Rio final this victory was extra special for both men as they had fallen short in previous par Olympic finals in 2021 they lost a heartbreaking 3-hour 25-minute match to Francis Stefon hodet and Nicholas Piper the defeat left them devastated with huitt admitting he felt crushed emotionally but today that painful memory was erased despite the intense first set the second flew by though Oda and Mickey fought back and broke huitt serve they could only manage 10 points in the entire set it was clear that Reed and huitt were determined to finish strong what makes this win even more significant is the context huitt had already experienced a career-defining summer just a few months prior he won The Wimbledon singles title for the first time a personal Milestone and now with this doubles win under his belt huitt is set to face Oda again in the singles final on Saturday a victory there would complete his own golden Slam in singles and cement his place as one of the greatest wheelchair tennis players in history though Oda has the upper hand having beaten huitt in the 2023 French Open singles final the Britain is hungry for the Ultimate Prize this thrilling chapter of hitt's career is far from over will he secure the elusive golden slam we'll find out soon