HELENSBURGH’S Gordon Reid became the first ever wheelchair tennis men’s singles champion at Wimbledon on Sunday.

Reid once again made history and continued his excellent form in 2016 which has seen him win his first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open and the doubles title at the French Open.

British number one Reid held his nerve and produced a solid display to defeat Sweden’s Stefan Olsson in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 to win his second Grand Slam singles title.

The 24-year-old took control early on in the first set and won it comfortably. After both players traded breaks of serve in the second set Reid took his opportunities to lead 5-3.

Two games later, successive errors from Olsson gave Reid two match points and although he hit a double fault on his first opportunity to seal the title, he kept his composure to fire down an unreturnable serve to seal his place in the Wimbledon history books after 69 minutes.

Reid said: “To win Wimbledon is an absolute dream. To do it here in front of the people I love, my friends and family, my coaches, with so much support.

“I’ll never forget this moment, it’s incredible and such a special moment. To be able to play singles here at Wimbledon is brilliant; I’ve had worse weekends for sure!”

It was a double success for Reid. He had already etched his name in the history books on Saturday when he and Alfie Hewett became the first all-Brit partnership to win the Wimbledon wheelchair tennis men’s doubles title.

Reid and Hewett defeated top seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer in three thrilling sets in the final.

The Brits lost the first set but earned themselves a double break in the second set before Hewett levelled the contest with a second serve ace.

Hewett and Reid broke Peifer’s serve in the deciding set and both home favourites served for the match before coming from behind to force a tie-break.

Hewett fired two forehand winners to bring up his and Reid’s first two match points and, seconds later, their third match point as they eventually wrapped up a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 victory.

Reid said: “It’s an amazing feeling. I was trying to keep focused at the end and play smart and we managed to nick it there in the tie-break. We both played good tennis when we needed to.”