Reid prevails in battle of the Brits to reach French Open semi-final

Gordon Reid is just one win away from the French Open final after knocking fellow Brit, close friend and defending champion Alfie Hewett out at Roland Garros.

The two were unfortunate in meeting in the men’s wheelchair singles first round with Reid prevailing 6-4 6-4 – a scoreline justifying the closeness of the match between the pair.

Indeed Hewett scored just two fewer points than his opponent but that wasn’t enough to prevent the defence of his French Open ending at the first hurdle.

Reid now faces Shingo Kunieda of Japan in Friday’s semi-final, looking to win the tournament for the first time having reached the final in 2016.

The British pairing had only ever played once before at a Slam, with this the first time in the first round, leaving the game understandably close in the first set.

But Reid narrowly stole the march against the world No.1, a late break seeing him take the opening set 6-4 having previously missed four break points.

An earlier break made the difference in the second set and from there the 26-year-old didn’t look back, taking the win after 90 minutes to reach the last four.

The two won’t have long to think about their head-to-head tussle, joining forces on the same side of the net in the men’s doubles, with Hewett looking for his first doubles title at Roland Garros.