Britain's Gordon Reid reaches wheelchair final at the French Open
Friday 3 June 2016 17:28, UK
Australian Open champion Gordon Reid has reached his second consecutive Grand Slam wheelchair final at the French Open on Friday.
The 24-year-old Scot followed up his first-round victory over Nicolas Peifer at Roland Garros by knocking out top seed and world No 1 Stephane Houdet 6-3 6-4.
In the final, Reid will face Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez, who defeated Shingo Kunieda of Japan 6-3 6-2. It was Reid's eighth victory over Houdet in their last nine matches.
He said: "Playing Stephane is always tough, he's not world number one for nothing, but I've got a good record against him and know what to look out for now.
"But today, trying for my first Roland Garros final in his home country, it's a big win for me and I'm delighted. I can't wait until tomorrow.
"It's going to be another tough match, as my Australian Open semi against Gustavo was a very long three sets, but I'm really up for it and it should be a great contest."
Reid is also in the doubles final alongside Kuneida, while Britain's Jordanne Whiley and Japanese partner Yiu Kamiji will contest the women's doubles final.
Whiley was also in the singles semi-finals but lost 6-3 1-6 6-4 to Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock.
