HELENSBURGH'S Gordon Reid has made a winning start to his bid for a second Wimbledon singles title.

The former Hermitage Academy pupil – who won his first and, so far, only wheelchair men’s singles title at SW19 seven years ago this week – took on Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez on Court 14 on Wednesday afternoon.

And the 31-year-old triumphed in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4.

The quarter-final clash was only the third time the duo have met on grass – with Reid, who secured the only wildcard for the men's wheelchair singles at this year's Wimbledon championships, having emerged the winner on both previous occasions.

However, the overall head-to-head record between the two was slightly in Fernandez’s favour, with the world number three having won 28 of the pair’s previous matches against Reid’s 24 victories.

All four last eight ties in the men’s wheelchair singles are due to be played on Wednesday, with Reid now set to face Japanese opposition in the semi-finals in the shape of either Takuya Miki or top seed Tokito Oda.

And Fernandez will also be on the other side of the net when Reid sets out on his bid for a 21st career Grand Slam doubles title.

Reid and his long-time doubles partner Alfie Hewett will face Fernandez and Spain's Martin de la Puente in the semi-finals.

The doubles clash comes just a few weeks after the two pairs met in the final of the French Open – with Reid and Hewett triumphing 7-6 (11-9), 7-5 to chalk up their 17th Grand Slam title together.

The Brits missed out on the 2022 Wimbledon crown, thanks in large part to a wrist injury that plagued much of Reid’s season – but having won both this season’s Grand Slams so far, in Australia and France, the top seeds have their eye very much on a fifth Wimbledon title together.