GB's Hewett reaches French Open semi-finals

Britain's Alfie Hewett is through to the French Open men's wheelchair singles semi-finals and will contest the final of the doubles competition alongside Gordon Reid.

Hewett is bidding to win his 11th Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros, where he is a three-time champion.

The 28-year-old will face Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez for a place in the final after beating China's Ji Zhenxu 6-1 6-4.

Later, Hewett and Reid moved closer to a 24th major doubles title together by overcoming France's Guilhem Laget and Japan's Takuya Miki 6-2 6-3.

Bidding for a seventh consecutive wheelchair doubles title at the French Open, the top seeds will meet Spain's Martin De La Puente and France's Stephane Houdet in Friday's final.

Hewett and Reid have not lost a doubles match together at Roland Garros since a semi-final defeat in 2019.

In the quad doubles, British pair Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade missed out on a place in the final after losing a 10-point match tie-break.

Lapthorne and Slade were beaten 6-2 3-6 10-6 by second seeds Sam Schroder and Jin Woodman, from the Netherlands and Australia respectively.