GORDON REID admitted he had to dig deep to secure his place in the Wimbledon semi-finals - as attention now turns to the Helensburgh star's bid for doubles glory.

The 31-year-old booked his place in the last four of the men's wheelchair singles on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez.

Reid will now face world number one and top seed Tokito Oda of Japan for a place in the final.

The winner of the inaugural Wimbledon men's singles tournament in 2016 said afterwards: “I had to dig myself out of a couple of holes in the second set, but I’m really pleased with my performance and it’s a good start to build on.

"This is the Slam where I come in feeling the most confident as I feel good on the grass, and the support that we get as British players gives you extra energy.”

For the first time there will be two Brits in the men's wheelchair singles semi-finals after Alfie Hewett beat world number 3 and 2021 champion Joachim Gerard 6-3, 6-4 to earn a last four tie with Spain's Martin de la Puente.

Before that, though, Reid and Hewett will find themselves on the opposite side of the net from Fernandez and de la Puente as the British pair begin their bid for an 18th Grand Slam wheelchair doubles title.

That semi-final match will take place on Court 1 today (Thursday).

The other last four tie, which will see Oda and his countryman Takuya Miki take on Gerard and his Dutch team-mate Ruben Spaargaren, will also be played on Thursday, on Court 17.