Helensburgh wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid clinched the first Grand Slam title of his career on Friday after partnering Japan’s Shingo Kunieda to a straight sets victory in the men’s doubles final at the French Open wheelchair tennis event in Paris.

Second seeds Reid and Kunieda beat Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina and Nicolas Peifer of France 6-1, 7-6(1) to extend their unbeaten sequence as a doubles partnership after winning their first tournament together at last month’s Japan Open.

Reid was overjoyed at the victory, after losing out in his previous four Grand Slam doubles final appearances, he said: “I’m delighted to win my first Grand Slam title, it’s amazing.

"I’ve really enjoyed playing with Shingo here. It was a very good match today. The tie-break was tough, but I relaxed into it and hit some really good winners."

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