[3] It was the first occasion that an all British pair had won a quad doubles grand slam, as the duo defeated David Wagner and Nick Taylor by 6–3, 6–3, to win the title.

It marked the fourth victory that Lapthorne and Norfolk had made during the previous two seasons over Wagner and Taylor, who are the reigning Paralympics champions.

Lapthorne was also featured in the special resulting in The Daily Telegraph describing him as "the young pretender, talented, aggressive and gobby in the extreme".

Before the match he received good luck messages from the West Ham football team, and fellow tennis player Andy Murray.

In January 2019, Lapthorne and partner David Wagner were beaten in the quad wheelchair doubles final in the Australian Open.

[13] Playing with Israeli Guy Sasson at the 2024 French Open, the two made it to the finals where they were defeated by Niels Vink and Sam Schröder of the Netherlands.

Lapthorne won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the quad doubles playing alongside Gregory Slade.