HELENSBURGH wheelchair tennis hero Gordon Reid has won through to not one but two finals at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The former Hermitage Academy pupil saw off Belgium's Joachim Gerard in Friday's singles semi-final, after beating second seed Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in three sets in the last eight.

Extreme heat in Melbourne meant play was suspended at 2-2 in the opening set of the semi-final, but Reid returned to court to finish the set strongly, breaking Gerard’s serve to love.

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Reid will now face world number one Shingo Kunieda of Japan in Saturday's men's singles final – aiming to recapture the glory of his first Grand Slam tournament victory, achieved at the same competition in 2016.

And the 29-year-old will line up in the final of the men's doubles too, alongside fellow Brit Alfie Hewett.

The British pair claimed the last five points of a first set tiebreak against Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and Kunieda and earned a commanding 5-1 lead in the deciding match tiebreak to wrap up a thrilling encounter 7-6(2), 3-6 (10-5).

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After beating Fernandez and Kunieda in the semi-finals for the second time in three years, US Open champions Hewett and Reid will now play French top seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer for the title, hoping to win a second Grand Slam title in a row.

The British duo are in fine form heading into the doubles final, having won two warm-up tournaments in a row – the Tweed Heads International Open and the Melbourne Open – before the start of the Grand Slam action.

Following his brace of wins on Thursday, Reid, the current world no. 7, said: “I’m really happy to get to the final here, and really, really excited about that opportunity to play in another Grand Slam final.

"At points today the match wasn’t the prettiest and at points it was great.

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"In doubles me and Alfie played fantastic, so I think there are a lot of positives to take from today.”

Hewett’s hopes of making it an all-British singles final faded after the world No. 3 returned to court after the heat delay, trailing Kunieda 5-3.

Kunieda earned another break at the start of the second set, ultimately wrapping up a 6-3, 6-3 win.

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