HELENSBURGH’S Gordon Reid says his aim going into this year’s Wimbledon championship is simple: to win it.

Reid, the reigning doubles champion at SW19 alongside long-time playing partner Alfie Hewett, last won the singles title in 2016.

And after losing out in the semi-finals of the men’s wheelchair singles at the Queen’s Club a week ago, Reid says he knows he’ll have to be at the top of his game if he’s to lift the Wimbledon singles trophy for a second time.

Speaking ahead of the wheelchair championships, which begin next Thursday, July 12, Reid told the Tennis Foundation: “I go to every tournament with the goal of winning it.

“The men’s field is extremely strong this year and I know I will have to perform well and produce some of my best tennis to go all the way.”

“The history and the traditions around Wimbledon are what make it so special, along with the chance to compete on the highest stage in front of a home crowd who always get behind myself and the other Brits.

“I remember watching Wimbledon as a kid in 2001 when Goran Ivanisevic won the title.

“I bought the same shirt as him and wore it for all my junior tournaments that summer.”

Echoing his doubles partner’s sentiments, 20-year-old Hewett, the current world number two, added: “Wimbledon is special to me for many reasons.

“The support that I and we get as home players is like no other. The crowds in the stands, the people on social media, the whole nation gets behind its British athletes and I feel very much at home when I play there.

“I remember being glued to the TV watching Wimbledon as a child, but had never visited the championships before I competed in them.

“As I head into my fourth consecutive year, all I’m focussing on right now is getting prepared and making sure that I give myself the best possible chance to do well in singles and doubles.”

The draws for both the singles and doubles wheelchair events have yet to be made, but Reid and Hewett already know they will comprise half of the British contingent: Lucy Shuker will be going for glory in the women’s event, while quad player and seven-time Grand Slam champion Andy Lapthorne will compete in Wimbledon’s first-ever quad exhibition match on Saturday, July 14.