HELENSBURGH wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid gets his Wimbledon campaign under way today and he insists he will have to be at his best to claim glory at SW19.

This is the first year Wimbledon has hosted a singles event for wheelchair players, on offer is a prize pot of £200,000, the highest of any of the Grand Slam tournaments.

With almost all of the world’s top players vying to be the first name etched on the competitions singles trophy, and the £25,000 top prize in the men’s event, Reid is under no illusions about the task at hand as he prepares to face Frenchman Nicolas Peifer in the quarter-final today.

Reid will face world number four Peifer for the second Grand Slam in succession, having prevailed in their match at the French Open last month in straight sets.

The world number three said: “When you look at the field, it’s pretty much the top eight players in the world in both events.

“For me, I’m playing Nico, who I played first round at Roland Garros. I have had a pretty good record against him recently.

“But nothing’s guaranteed. As our first time playing singles on grass, it’s going to be who adapts quickest, who comes out fast.”

Reid’s Grand slam singles form is a cause for optimism as he prepares for the grass courts of Wimbledon.

He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open in January before last month finishing runner-up at Roland Garros.

The 24-year-old’s chances were also done no harm by the injury-enforced withdrawal of Japanese maestro Shingo Kunieda, with whom Reid won the French Open doubles.

Reid will also be looking to add to his Grand Slam doubles titles.

Reid and fellow Brit Alfie Hewett will start their first Grand Slam doubles event together with a semi-final against Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and Gerard.

Reid and Hewett have already reached three successive Super Series men’s doubles finals this year after also winning last year’s British Open.

The men’s and ladies’ doubles semi-finals are scheduled to take place on Friday.