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GB duo Hewett & Reid to meet in Masters final

  • Posted: Dec 02, 2017
Wheelchair Tennis Masters
Venue: Loughborough University Tennis Centre Dates: 29 Nov-3 Dec
Coverage: Watch live across Connected TV, the BBC Sport website and mobile app.

Alfie Hewett will play Gordon Reid in an all-British final at the Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Loughborough.

Reid, 26, beat Japan’s Shingo Kunieda 7-5 6-4 in his semi-final, while Hewett triumphed 6-0 6-2 against Belgium’s defending champion Joachim Gerard.

As a doubles pairing, Reid and Hewett, 19, have won two Wimbledon titles, the US Open and a Paralympic silver medal.

The final is live on the BBC Sport website and Connected TV from 11:00 GMT on Sunday.

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Fellow Briton Andy Lapthorne beat South Africa’s Lucas Sithole 7-5 7-5 to reach the quad final.

If Lapthorne, 27, wins Sunday’s final against American David Wagner he will become world number one.

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