US Open: Britain's Alfie Hewett reaches men's wheelchair final

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Alfie Hewett won the 2021 French Open

US Open 2021

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 30 August-12 September

Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app

British second seed Alfie Hewett defeated Argentine Gustavo Fernandez to reach the final of the men's wheelchair singles at the US Open, but compatriot Gordon Reid is out.

However, the pair will compete together in the doubles final after seeing off American Casey Ratzlaff and Dutchman Tom Egberink 6-1 6-0 in New York.

Hewett, a two-time US Open champion, won his singles match 6-2 6-4.

The 23-year-old will face Japanese top seed Shingo Kunieda in the final.

Four-time Paralympic champion Kunieda battled back to beat Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Reid in three sets, prevailing 4-6 6-4 6-2.

Britain's Jordanne Whiley was denied a place in the women's wheelchair singles final, losing 6-1 6-3 to Japanese second seed Yui Kamiji, who is also her doubles partner.

In the quarter-finals of the men's quad singles, Britain's Andy Lapthorne defeated Australian Heath Davidson 7-5 6-1.

Lapthorne, who lost in the men's quad doubles semi-finals alongside American David Wagner, will face the Netherlands' Niels Vink for a place in the singles final.