GORDON Reid says he is close to getting back to his best form in time for the US Open in September.

The Helensburgh wheelchair tennis ace admitted he has found it difficult replicating the form which took him to unprecedented success in 2016 as he claimed two Grand Slam singles titles and a gold medal in the singles at the Rio Paralympics.

The world number two has suffered early singles exits in the three Grand Slam tournaments since he topped the podium in Brazil.

But after a narrow semi-final defeat to fellow Brit Alfie Hewett at the British Open earlier this month, Reid is confident he is in good shape for a tilt at the US Open, a Grand Slam he is yet to triumph in.

He said: “It was always going to be tough to repeat what I did last year. I struggled at the start of the year and obviously there have been some other players who have been in great form, but I think I’m starting to find my way again and I’m just going to keep working hard to try and regain that form that led me to all that success last year.

“I’m just trying to take it one tournament at a time, starting with the British Open now, but then I’m really looking forward to going out to New York for the US Open.

"We didn’t get the chance to do that last year because of the clash of dates with the Paralympics, but it’s a tournament that I really enjoy and I’m looking forward to playing doubles together there with Alfie (Hewett) for the first time.”

The tournament, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre at Flushing Meadows, New York, starts on September 7.