Briton Reid's wheelchair defence ends early
| Australian Open 2017 |
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| Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne Dates: 16-29 January |
| Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January. |
Defending champion Gordon Reid is out of the wheelchair singles at the Australian Open following a three-set loss to Belgian Joachim Gerard.
Briton Reid went down 7-5 5-7 7-5 as Gerard made amends for defeat by the Scot in last year’s final.
Fellow Briton Alfie Hewett lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 to French second seed Stephane Houdet.
Andy Lapthorne beat American second seed David Wagner 6-2 6-2 to win his first round-robin quad match.
Reid’s Australian Open campaign is not over as he will partner Gerard in the wheelchair doubles.