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BBC News
18 hours ago
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Hewett and Reid into sixth-straight French Open final
British pair Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett reached the final of the French Open men's wheelchair doubles for the sixth straight top seeds beat Casey Ratzlaff of the USA and Japan's Takuya Miki 6-2 6-3 amid increasingly heavy rain at Roland ace from Reid sealed victory in Paris on the pair's second match will play either Tokito Oda of Japan and France's Stephane Houdet or the duo of Spaniard Daniel Caverzaschi and Argentine Gustavo Fernandez in the Reid and Engand's Hewett have won the past five titles at Roland claimed victory in an hour and 14 minutes amid a sea of umbrellas on court 12, with all the other outdoor courts being covered to protect against the rain. Following a first set which saw six breaks of serve - four of them by the British team - the second was much more straightforward for the perennial champions, in spite of the capped a slightly odd day for Reid and Hewett, which they started as opponents in the singles the second seed, triumphed 6-2 6-4. He will play fourth seed Fernandez in the singles Britain's Andy Lapthorne suffered double elimination in men's quad wheelchair events on Englishman's day started with a 6-4 6-4 defeat in the singles semi-final to top seed Niels Vink of the then suffered another last-four loss in the doubles as, along with Dutch partner Sam Schroder, he was beaten in the match tie-break by Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey and South Africa's Donald Ramphadi, losing 6-3 2-6 and Schroder, the second seeds, fought back from losing the first set by winning the second in 35 minutes, and were ahead in the first-to-10 shootout decider before suffering defeat against their unseeded opponents.
BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Reid & Hewett begin French Open defence with win
French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app British wheelchair doubles pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid progressed to the semi-finals of the French Open as they began their pursuit of a sixth consecutive title at Roland duo beat Chile's Alexander Cataldo and Israel's Sergei Lysov 6-1 4-6 [10-4].Meanwhile, fellow Briton Andy Lapthorne beat Canada's Robert Shaw 7-5 7-5 in the men's quad wheelchair 34, has never won a singles title on the French clay, with his most recent Grand Slam final coming in Paris in will face Dutch top seed Niels Vink in the last seeds Hewett and Reid are scheduled to face each other in the semi-finals of the singles draw after they began their campaigns with dominant has won the French major three times, most recently in 2021, while Reid is a two-time pair are five-time defending doubles champions in Paris and will face Japan's Takuya Miki and American Casey Ratzlaff in the semis.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
GB's Hewett sets up second-round meeting with Reid
French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Great Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid will face each other in the second round of the French Open wheelchair singles after they began their campaigns with dominant seed Hewett needed just 57 minutes to beat Chile's Alexander Cataldo 6-1 6-0, while Reid beat French wildcard Nicolas Charrier 6-0 pair are long-time doubles partners and are the five-time defending champions in Hewett has won the pair's past six singles Grand Slam matches, including a 6-0 6-4 victory in the quarter-finals of last year's French has won the French Open title three times, most recently in 2021, while Reid is a two-time number two Hewett is currently in fine form and has won the each of the past four Slam titles available to him, including the doubles and singles titles at last year's Wimbledon and this year's Australian Open.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Gordon Reid: I want more grand slams, and I've got my eye on Wimbledon's centre court
Gordon Reid remains as motivated as ever desire a decade as one of the world's top wheelchair tennis players (Image: Getty Images) Given that Gordon Reid has been playing in grand slam tennis tournaments for 17 years, and winning them for a decade, he would be forgiven for having lost a bit of his fire. This couldn't be further from the truth, though. Advertisement Despite the toll globetrotting for the entirety of his adult life has taken, and the dimming of his motivation that could so easily have come when his grand slam title count reached the high twenties, Reid asserts he's as driven as he's ever been, possibly even more-so. At the age of 33, and having established himself as one of the most decorated tennis players in the history of the game, the Glaswegian is showing no signs of slowing down and Reid goes into the French Open wheelchair tournament, which begins at Roland Garros today, with little doubt as to his goals. 'I've always been someone who goes into every tournament looking to win the singles and the doubles. I feel like if I'm not going there to try and win then what's the point in being there at all?,' he says 'So winning the tournament is always the target, this week and every other week.' Advertisement It's unsurprising that Reid has reached a point in his career at which anything less than victory feels like failure. Having contracted a rare neurological condition called transverse myelitis at the age of 12, which left him paralysed from the waist down, Reid tried his hand at wheelchair tennis. The success he's achieved since first his first taste of the sport at Scotstoun Leisure Centre in Glasgow has been nothing short of astonishing. His maiden major title came in doubles in 2015, at the French Open, with that victory opening the floodgates. Two grand slam singles titles, as well as Paralympic gold, all in 2016, are impressive in themselves but it's in doubles that Reid has become something of a legend of wheelchair tennis. Advertisement To date, he has claimed 26 grand slam doubles titles, 22 of which have been alongside Englishman Alfie Hewett, as well as Paralympic doubles gold, which they won last summer to complete the 'Golden Grand Slam'. The duo's dominance - they've won 17 of the last 20 grand slam doubles events, including the Australian Open earlier this year - has, unsurprisingly, given the pair an aura of invincibility but such a record also brings with it considerable pressure. As Reid prepares to begin his French Open campaign at Roland Garros today, he acknowledges the pressure upon his shoulders but his experience, as well as a naturally laid-back personality, ensures he is confident he will be unaffected by the target on his back, particularly when he teams up with Hewett. 'I'm feeling good - I'm just off the back of a couple of tournaments in Europe on the clay and I feel like I've been playing well so I'm feeling positive heading into Paris,' he says. 'From a doubles perspective, we're big favourites to win the title and I guess that puts pressure on us but we have to look at that as a good thing because it's as a result of doing well that people expect us to win. If nobody expects you to win then yes, you might feel a bit more freedom, but it also means you don't have the confidence that we have. Advertisement 'And anyway, there's no one who puts more pressure on us than ourselves.' Gordon Reid (R) won his 28th grand slam title in Australia earlier this year, alongside Alfie Hewett (L) (Image: Getty Images) As Reid prepares to turn 34 later this year, he knows he's nearer to the end of his career than the beginning. But having relocated from his home city of Glasgow to the National Tennis Centre in London a year ago, Reid believes the move has both helped his game, and has been a major factor in ensuring he remains as driven as ever as he targets 30 grand slam titles and beyond. And despite having reached the very top of his sport - he's been world number one in both singles and doubles - he's confident he can still improve as a player before he hangs up his racquet. Advertisement 'Moving to London was a big change but I wanted a fresh start,' he says. 'However many years of my career I have left, I want to give it absolutely everything. I definitely have felt re-energised sine moving to London and that's helped with my motivation, which I'd say is higher than ever at the moment. 'I still love playing tennis and being able to do this as a job is amazing. The competition side of it, and all the emotions you get when you compete, is great. I know when athletes retire that's often what they say they miss the most so I'm just trying to enjoy that for as long as I have left.' Reid's primary target is, of course, this week's French Open but it's a quick turnaround from the clay of Roland Garros onto the grass of Wimbledon later this month. Advertisement It is, in large part, the platform the All England Tennis Club has given wheelchair tennis that's helped grow its profile quite considerably in recent years and Reid is eternally grateful for the opportunity he and his peers have been given to showcase their sport. There is, however, one remaining goal that Reid would love to achieve before he hangs up his racquet and he's surely edging closer to fulfilling it. 'This week, my focus is entirely on the French but grass is my favourite time of year so I'm looking forward to getting to Wimbledon,' he says. 'The Grand Slams have played a huge part in raising the profile of wheelchair tennis because of the exposure they've given us, and especially at Wimbledon. Advertisement 'Jamie Baker (Wimbledon tournament director) has played a massive role in helping wheelchair tennis grow in this country. He's seen that we can add value to the event and the scenes on Court One during some of my matches over the last few years have been amazing. 'Giving us a platform is good for the players, it's good for the spectators, it's good for the tournament and it's good for the sport and it shows that we do bring entertainment and value to these events and it's not a charity thing. 'It's an incredible atmosphere at Wimbledon and so it's always a tournament I look forward to. 'I'm still holding my breath for the opportunity to play on Centre Court, though - hopefully before I end my career, I'll have that chance.'
Times
17-05-2025
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- Times
The Rev Canon Gordon Reid, 82: Kind and inclusive vicar general in Europe with a gift for languages
From initiating 'Thank God it's Friday' services in the City of London to taking his ministry out into the streets of Philadelphia, the Rev Gordon Reid was known wherever he served as welcoming and hospitable in his attempt to make faith accessible to all. Inclusion was key to his outlook and he supported the remarriage of divorcees and the ordination of women and openly gay priests and bishops. After the completion of his post as provost of Inverness Cathedral in the 1980s his work took him around the world. In the Diocese in Europe he served in Ankara, Izmir, Stockholm, as dean in Gibraltar and as archdeacon of Italy in Milan. He then moved to Philadelphia, where in 2004 he took up an appointment as
