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British No.3 Phillipson defeated world No.6 Nicolas Peifer 6-3, 7-6(7) to book his place in the last 16 while Reid came from a set down to clinch a 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 win over fifth seed Stefan Olsson from Sweden.

It was a first career win over Olsson for British No.1 Reid in five attempts and he will now face South Africa’s Sydwell Mathonsi in the second round.

“I played a lot better after that first set and I’m pleased with the win. I’ve never even taken a set off Stefan before today so to win is a great boost,” said world No.10 Reid.

“It’s my last tournament before the Paralympic Games so it’s good to get a win against someone as strong as him.”Gordon Reid

World No.24 Phillipson had only won one of his previous nine meetings against Peifer but said: “I felt really confident against him and it’s nice to beat a player of his quality.

“I think it was just a case of getting through that second set and coming out the other side – it was really tough. A few times I wanted to finish the point off really quickly and ended up losing it which was a bit frustrating.

“I’ve been playing well recently but I knew I would have to play well because he’s a top ten player.”David Phillipson

Phillipson will now face Marc McCarroll after the British No.2 enjoyed an easy passage through to the second round defeating Russian youngster Artur Saitgareev 6-0, 6-1.

British No.4 Alex Jewitt was also in impressive form to beat Belgium’s Mike Denayer 6-1, 6-1 while world No.1 Stephane Houdet of France sent out a warning to the rest of the field with a 6-0, 6-1 win against Brit Dermot Bailey.

Meanwhile, in the quad division Britain’s Adam Field claimed a place in the quarter-finals after his opponent Swede Anders Hard had to retire with Field ahead in the second set 3-6, 5-1.

Field joins compatriots Andy Lapthorne and Jamie Burdekin in the last eight, after the pair received first round byes.