Reid Falls Early as Britain’s Hewett Advances at Roland Garros

Alfie Hewett has successfully progressed to the quarter-finals of the men’s wheelchair singles at the French Open, while his compatriot Gordon Reid suffered an early exit in the first round.

Hewett, 28, secured his victory over French wildcard Guilhem Laget with a decisive 6-3, 6-0 win on Court Suzanne Lenglen. The match had been relocated due to rain in Paris. The 10-time Grand Slam champion, who has claimed the French Open title three times, most recently lifting the clay-court trophy in 2021, will now compete against China’s Ji Zhenxu for a spot in the semi-finals later in the week.

In contrast, 34-year-old Reid was defeated 6-2, 6-4 by eight-time Grand Slam champion Tokito Oda in a match disrupted by weather conditions. This loss marks the first time since his debut in 2013 that Reid has failed to advance beyond the first round at Roland Garros, ending a streak of reaching at least the quarter-finals.

Reid will return to the court on Wednesday alongside Hewett in the men’s wheelchair doubles event. As the top British seeds, they are set to face the French-Brazilian duo of Frederic Cattaneo and Daniel Rodrigues. The pair have dominated this specific event, having won the past six editions of the men’s wheelchair doubles in Paris.

Oda has established himself as the leading figure in men’s wheelchair singles over the last year, securing four consecutive Grand Slam titles. The Japanese star, who captured Paralympic gold on the Paris clay in 2024, is now aiming for a fourth consecutive French Open championship.

In other action, Briton Neal Skupski and his American partner Desirae Krawczyk were eliminated from the mixed doubles competition. They lost their quarter-final match 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 to the German-French team of Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

Source: BBC News Generated at: 2026-06-02 19:39:03 UTC