Gordon Reid turns attention to singles after wheelchair doubles triumph
Reid, 24, will look to make it a twin triumph by taking the singles title when he faces Sweden's Stefan Olsson on Sunday.
Scottish wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid set his sights on completing a Wimbledon title double after he and Alfie Hewett won the doubles on Saturday.
The home hopes and second seeds got the better of French players Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer, winning a dramatic match 4-6 6-1 7-6 (8/6) on Court 17.
Reid, 24, will look to make it a twin triumph by taking the singles title when he faces Sweden's Stefan Olsson on Sunday.
And with Andy Murray also in the hunt for a singles title on Centre Court, it could be a special weekend for Scotland.
"Yeah, not bad for a small, little country like ours,'' said Glasgow-based Reid.
"I was on the Centre Court when Andy won in 2013, which was absolutely an amazing achievement for him.
"For me, having the opportunity to win the first ever time they've had a wheelchair singles event, is a massive, massive opportunity for me.''
Rangers fan Reid noted the club's manager Mark Warburton had sent him a message of congratulations on Twitter, that read: "Congratulations to @GordonReid91 on a tremendous doubles victory at Wimbledon. Well done that man!!''
Reid and 18-year-old Hewett put themselves in a strong position at 5-2 in front in the deciding set, but almost let the match slip away.
Both British players dropped serve, and the momentum looked to be with top seeds Houdet and Peifer heading into the tie-break.
But Reid and Norfork-based Hewett just about kept their nerve to get over the winning line.
Serving at match point, leading 6-4 in front in the tie-break, Hewett initially made a mess of his ball toss and then horribly miscued with his first serve, which bounced on his side of the net and hopped over.
He gathered sufficient composure to land the second ball, but then flung a forehand into the net.
When Hewett netted again it was 6-6. But he redeemed himself by firing a big forehand winner for a mini-break of the Peifer serve, and when Houdet sliced Reid's serve into the net the British pair embraced in celebration.
Reid, winner of the Australian Open singles at the start of the year, also won the French Open doubles with Japan's Shingo Kunieda last month.
He said, laughing, that the closing moments of his victory alongside Hewett were horrible''.
Hewett said: "I think I got carried away in the moment in a few of the points near the end there.
"So this fella here (Reid) was very calm and cool with me and he kept me level-headed and that got me through that."