Gordon Reid finishes runner-up at Wheelchair Masters
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- Gordon Reid defeated in the final 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 by world No.1 Tokito Oda
- Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid finish runners-up in men's doubles
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Day seven: Reid finishes runner-up in third Masters final
Competing in his third Master singles final and first since 2017, former world No.1 Reid got off to an electric start, rattling off four straight games from 2-2 to clinch the opening set.
Oda had been struggling with a back issue but after receiving treatment he was back to his brilliant best in the second set.
The 18-year-old has won the Australian Open, French Open and Paralympic gold medal this year and quickly levelled the scores after a 16-minute set in which he dropped just three points.
Reid fought his way back into the match early in the third, but a second break of the set at 4-2 all but sealed Oda’s second Masters singles title in three years.
Recent results
It was a successful day for Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid after both reaching the knock-out stages of the tournament in the singles before teaming up once again to reach their 10th final of the season. Andy Lapthorne wasn’t to endure the same fate, however, after forfeiting his quad semi-final clash due to illness.
Hewett booked his sixth Masters in seven years following his 6-1, 6-2 trouncing of the Netherland’s Tom Egberink.
The world No.2 dominated to ease past the 31-year-old in just over an hour, while Egberink’s loss signalled the end of his singles campaign after finishing bottom of Group B.
Meanwhile, the Briton finished in second place behind Spaniard Martin de la Puente after winning two from three encounters.
Elsewhere, a three-set thriller between Reid and Frenchman Stephane Houdet kept the Brit’s hopes of silverware alive after his narrow 6(4)-7, 6-2, 7-6(4) victory.
Reid won two of his three matches to join leader of the group, Tokito Oda of Japan, in the last four.
The world No.5 later rejoined Hewett on court 1 for their doubles semi-final against Daniel Caverzaschi and Houdet, where they recovered from a break down in the second set to eventually win the match 6-2, 7-5.
The pair will now team up for one final season showdown as they fight for the coveted doubles title against Spanish/Belgian duo Martin de la Puente and Joachim Gerard.
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Lapthorne’s final individual tilt for silverware met its end after being forced to retire from his semi-final match-up with world No.3 Niels Vink.
As a result, Lapthorne and Donald Ramphadi withdrew from their semi-final fixture against top seeds Vink and Sam Schroder.
Greg Slade and partner Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey also bow out of the tournament after losing 6-2, 6-4 to Guy Sasson of Israel and David Wagner of the USA.
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid ease into the men’s doubles semi-finals after winning their third successive tie to top Group A.
The reigning Paralympics doubles champions defeated Ruben Spaargaren and Maarten Ter Hofte 6-4, 6-2 to earn their place, while the Dutch pair finished in third at the foot of the table.
Hewett and Reid will now play Daniel Caverzaschi of Spain and Stephane Houdet of France in tomorrow’s semi-final.
Elsewhere, Andrew Penney and partner Robin Groenewoud missed out on qualifying for the knock-out round after losing 6-2, 6-0 to Dutch team Tom Egberink and Maikel Scheffers in Group B.
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In a British takeover, Andy Lapthorne and partner Donald Ramphadi went head-to-head with compatriot Greg Slade and Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey in a closely contested encounter.
Two thrilling sets that ended 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in favour of Lapthorne and Ramphadi signalled the end of the road for Slade and Kaplan, while the British/South African duo maintain their semi-final hopes with only their match with Dutchmen Sam Schroder and Niels Vink remaining.
Andy Lapthorne booked his place in the quad semi-finals after finishing second in Group A, while Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett lost their respective singles matches as the group stages continue in the men's wheelchair draw.
Tokito Oda of Japan propelled to the top of Group A after claiming his second win of the tournament over Britain’s Reid.
Reid suffered a 6-1, 6-1 defeat to the world No.1 and reigning Paralympic champion, so far recording a 1-1 win-loss ratio with his final fixture lined up against Frenchman Stephane Houdet.
A rematch of July’s men’s wheelchair singles Wimbledon final took place on Court One as Hewett and Martin de la Puente went head-to-head in Group B.
Although Hewett had the edge over his Spanish counterpart at SW19 earlier this season, de la Puente was able to redeem himself and oust the world No.2 7-5, 6-4 to top the group with one match remaining.
Hewett will now face the Netherland’s Tom Egberink in a hunt for a place in the semi-finals.
Hewett and Reid later earned their second successive doubles win after overcoming de la Puente and partner Joachim Gerard 6-4, 6-1 as they continue their unbeaten run against the Spanish/Belgian duo.
Andrew Penney also added to the British doubles success to remain in the running after he and Robin Groenewoud secured their first win of the tournament, defeating Italian’s Luca Arca and Silviu Culea 6-3, 6-1.
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Lapthorne won his third and final group stage match following an early retirement from Canada’s Robert Shaw, making it two wins from three for the Brit.
The world No.6 finished the group in second behind world No.1 Sam Schroder to earn his place in the semi-finals.
Over in the doubles, the British quad No.1 lost his first round-robin tie alongside Donald Ramphadi of South Africa, suffering a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Guy Sasson and David Wagner.
Andy Lapthorne returned to court as the group stages continued on day two of the Wheelchair Tennis Masters, followed by three British partnerships kicking-off their campaign as the doubles action got underway.
Having won the ‘Golden Slam’ at the Paralympics earlier this summer, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid reunited in a final tilt for silverware this season.
Drawn in Group A, the highly decorated duo faced German pair Anthony Dittmar and Christoph Wilke for the first time in their opening match, securing their first of three following a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 victory.
In Group B, Britain’s Andrew Penney and partner Robin Groenewoud lost 6-1, 6-2 to the French/Spanish Stephane Houdet and Daniel Caverzaschi.
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Lapthorne went head-to-head with world No.1 Sam Schroder following his win over Ahmet Kaplan Monday evening, but a 6-2, 6-2 loss to the Dutchman stunted his vie to top Group A with only one match remaining.
The world No.6 is set to face Robert Shaw of Canada as we reach the latter phase of the Groups.
Meanwhile, fellow Paralympic silver medallist Greg Slade joined forces with Kaplan, eventually losing 6-3, 6-0 to powerhouse pair Sam Schroder and Niels Vink of the Netherlands.
It was a successful day for the Brits after Gordon Reid , Alfie Hewett, and Andy Lapthorne secured wins on the opening day of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
Reid recorded his third win of the season against Argentinian Gustavo Fernandez to get off to a strong start in a star-studded Group A.
Despite playing a nervy opening set in his 60th career match against the Paris Paralympic bronze medallist, the Briton would eventually see out the match 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-3 to lead proceedings on the opening day of competition.
Meanwhile, Hewett earned his 10th successive win over Belgium’s four-time Masters champion, Joachim Gerard, after his convincing 6-3, 6-1 victory.
The world No.2, who this year secured his first singles title at SW19, was drawn in Group B alongside Gerard, the Netherland’s Tom Egberink and Spain’s Martin De la Puente.
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Lapthorne defeated Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey for a second time in seven matches, winning 2-6, 6-0, to claim his first of three matches in the group stages.
The former four-time quad singles Masters finalist, who sits in Group A alongside Kaplan, the Netherland’s Sam Schroder and Canada’s Robert Shaw, overcame the world No.4 in closely fought battle, stretching to three sets before enduring a gruelling match tiebreak to see out the match 2-1.
