GORDON REID could find himself up against fellow Brit and long-time doubles partner Alfie Hewett in the semi-finals of his first grass court tournament of 2023.

Helensburgh's Reid, number 8 in the world singles rankings, will play Hewett in the last four of the cinch Championships at the Queen's Club - if the two former winners can get past tournament debutants in their opening matches.

The action at the London venue gets under way today (Friday), with the facing Manojkanth Somasundaram of India and Hewett set to take on Pakistan's Asif Abbasi.

If the two Brits win, it would be the second time that they have met at The Queen’s Club after Hewett won their 2019 all-British men’s singles final.

Reid, the 2021 men’s singles winner at the cinch Championships, missed last year’s event as he managed a wrist injury.

“I’m really excited to be back at Queen’s this year," he said.

"Obviously I was in no fit state to be playing this time last year with my wrist problems, but this is my favourite time of the year.

"I’ve been playing on the grass at home and I really missed not being here in 2022.

"I'm looking forward to a few good days of tennis here. The sun’s shining, the grass looks great and I’ve had a couple of good days of training and feeling comfortable on the grass. I can’t wait to get going.”

The start of Reid's Queen's Club campaign ends a week which was eventful to say the least, having begun with the news last weekend that both he and Hewett had been made OBEs in the King's birthday honours list - while he was competing in the French Riviera Open in Boit, near Nice.

Then came the news in midweek that the 31-year-old had been given the only wildcard entry to the men's singles at Wimbledon - a title he last won in 2016, just weeks before going on to win gold at that year's Paralympics in Rio.

Hewett added: “It’s perfect preparation for Wimbledon and we’re very grateful to be hosted here at Queen’s. We’ve got great facilities, unbelievable courts and can’t really ask for much better. I'm just trying to take it all in at the moment.

While Hewett and Reid both, both awarded OBEs in the King’s Birthday Honours list, are drawn in the top half of the Queen's Club draw, the bottom half of the draw will see fellow Brit Dermot Bailey, a former semi-finalist, face second seed and defending men’s singles champion Joachim Gerard of Belgium, while 18-year-old Andrew Penney begins his second successive appearance at the cinch Championships by taking on former world number one Stephane Houdet.

Follow all the latest from the cinch Championships at the dedicated page on the Lawn Tennis Association's website - and watch coverage live on Prime Video and across the BBC.