Helensburgh wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid had a strong start to his 2024 season as he took to the court in Australia.

The 31-year-old moved into the men's singles second round at the Victoria Open last night after beating Zhenxu Ji.

Despite losing the first set to 0-6, he went on to win sets of 6-4 and 6-2.

The former Hermitage Academy pupil swiftly won his match against Suthi Khlongrua, with a 6-2 and 6-0 win in each set.

Reid will be joining his doubles partner Alfie Hewitt in the quarter-finals, where he is expected to play Japan's Takashi Sanada.

In September last year, Sanada won his first Grand Slam crown at the US Open partnering with Stephane Houdet to win an exciting, evenly-matched final over Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda, with sets of 6-4 and 6-4 respectively.

Meanwhile, Reid has 24 Grand Slam titles overall, two of them singles, and 22 doubles, including 18 with Alfie Hewitt and five Wimbledon doubles titles with his friend since 2016.

The pair contested the first all-GB singles gold medal match at a Paralympics when they took gold and silver at Rio 2016.

They also became the first men's wheelchair doubles partnership to complete the calendar Grand Slam in 2021.

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The Paralympians and multi-Grand Slam-winning stars met the Princess Royal before posing for photos in the sun.

The Victorian Open runs until Friday, January 12, finishing up in time for the start of the Melbourne Wheelchair Open two days later.

Reid’s opening-round opponent for this tournament is yet to be confirmed.

The world’s tennis stars will see out the month at the Australian Open, with the wheelchair competitions running from Tuesday, January 23 to Saturday, January 27.