Reid will face his Australian Open doubles partner Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in his opening men’s singles match, while US Open champion Andy Lapthorne will face Australia’s world No.2 Dylan Alcott in the first of his three matches in the round-robin phase of the quad singles.
The top two players after the completion of the round-robin phase of the quad singles will go forward to the final.
The Australian Open will be the second successive Grand Slam at which Reid and Fernandez have met in the first round after the Argentinian won in three sets at the US Open last September, although Reid won their other three matches in 2014.
Reid said: “Gustavo is a strong opponent, but now I know who I’m up against I can’t wait to get on court and I’m really excited for my second Australian Open campaign.” Reid completed his Australian Open preparations on a triumphant note on Sunday at the Melbourne Open, where he won the men’s doubles with fellow Brit Alfie Hewett.
Reid and Fernandez, finalists in their only previous doubles event together in the USA last March, play Belgium’s Joachim Gerard and Dutchman Maikel Scheffers in their Australian Open men’s doubles semi-final after Reid and Hewett beat Gerard and Scheffers in their Melbourne Open semi-final.
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