Alfie Hewett booked his place in the last four of the Australian Open singles semi-finals after a dominant straight-sets victory over Chile’s Alexander Cataldo.
In a match that lasted just under an hour, Hewett won 6-0 6-2 to move a step closer to defending his men’s wheelchair singles title on the hard court in Melbourne Park.
He now faces familiar opponent Joachim Gerard in the semi-finals on Thursday, with the pair having played each other 37 times previously. But if history is to be on his side, Hewett has the edge, winning 22 of those matches.
Doubles partner Reid also progressed in the singles competition, beating Dutchman and world No 11 Tom Egberink 7-5, 6-2.
But the task to reach the final gets no easier, as Reid will next face second seed Tokito Oda, who was last year’s French Open and Wimbledon champion.
Gordon Reid is set to face last year’s two-time Grand Slam champion Tokito Oda, who beat Hewett at Wimbledon last year
Should both Hewett and Reid progress, they will face each other in the second consecutive all-British wheelchair men’s single final at a Grand Slam. Hewett was victorious in their US Open final match last year, 6-4 6-3.
The British pair were also in action for the double’s competition in their bid for a fifth consecutive Australian Open title.
They beat Australian pair Anderson Parker and Ben Weekes 6-1 6-0 in the quarter-finals and will now face Japan’s Daisuke Arai and Takashi Sanada in the semi-finals.
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