The 18-year-old Ruben Harris, from Canterbury, Kent, claimed his second junior wheelchair title on a Grand Slam tournament on Friday evening in New York after he won a regular double partner Maximilian Taucher of Austria’s Doubles final at the US Open.
It is clear that it is one of the largest tournaments in which Junior Wheelchair can participate in tennis, and it is always great to be here. Winning is something else Ruben Harris
While fellow briten Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid finished in the men’s doubles, Harris and Taucher Brazili’s Luiz Calixto and Tomas Majetic of the US 6-3 6-3 to add to the Junior Boys’ Wheelchair Doubles title that they won in 2024.
“I still try to put it all in, but yes, dual champions at a Grand Slam. That’s not so bad, especially because it is also my last tournament in juniors. It is a good way to end,” said Harris, which is supported by the LTA’s wheelchair performance path and trains in Canterbury Tennisclub and the National Tennisclub and the National Tennisclub and the Tennisclub and the National Tennisclub and the Tennis Club and the Tennis Club and the Tennis Club and the Tennis Club and the Tennis Club.
“Both sets were quite close, but I think we just played pretty smart throughout the game and have taken our chances. I am absolutely happy with how I mentally controlled myself by all the matches and checked the nerves through the final. It was a big, big step for me.”
Ruben Harris (GBR) and Maxi Taucher (GBR) in action at the US Open
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Harris and Taucher breaked the first match of the first match of the final of the first game of the final and collected the first three games without an answer and claimed four of the last five games in the second set to complete the victory in 67 minutes and seal their sixth Junior -Dubbel Title in 2025.
“It is clear that it is one of the biggest tournaments in which Junior Wheelchair can participate in tennis, and it is always great to be here. To win is something else,” added Harris, who lost to the final champions in his opening -off lessons and double competitions on his US Open debut in 2024.
“Thank you to my entire team. I have Imran (Aswat, National Age Group Program Coach) of the LTA here, my personal coach Rob unfortunately had to go home, Francesco, my battle partner, he is here, together with my father and I know that the rest of my family is looking back home, although it is late.”
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, 2025 US Open finalists
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In the meantime, five-time US Open Doubles champions and 23 times Grand Slam champions Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have lost Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and the Japanese Tokito 6-1 2-6 (10-6) in this year’s final.
Hewett, a four-time US Open Champion for men’s singles, also lost 6-7 (4) 6-1 7-5 in their semi-final earlier in the day, with double US Open Quad Singles champion Andy Laptthorne who lost to World No.2 Sam Schroder this year in the Semis this year.
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