Britain's Gordon Reid is hoping the home crowd can drive him to success at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters ©Getty Images

British duo Gordon Reid and Jordanne Whiley are both hoping home support can guide them to victory when the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters returns to the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London in December.

Reid has enjoyed a successful year after claiming the first two Grand Slam doubles titles of his career in 2015, partnering Japanese star Shingo Kunieda, winner of the 2014 Masters, to the French Open crown in April before teaming up with Frenchman Stéphane Houdet to reign supreme at the US Open last month.

The current world number five feels he can continue his superb run of late when he competes at the season-ending tournament, where the top eight players compete for the Wheelchair Tennis Masters title.

He faces tough competition from both Kunieda and Houdet, the top two seeded men’s players at the event, though he believes he has what it takes to upset the odds and triumph on home soil.

“It was hard to know what to expect last year but I really enjoyed the event and it was brilliantly organised," Reid said.

“If I play well, and as well as I have been doing recently, then I know I’ve got the chance to win the Masters and that’s my aim.”

Briton Jordanne Whiley (right) comes into the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in fine form having won the women's doubles title with Yui Kamiji of Japan ©Getty Images
Briton Jordanne Whiley (right) comes into the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in fine form having won the women's doubles title with Yui Kamiji of Japan ©Getty Images

Whiley also comes into the tournament in good form having sealed her maiden Grand Slam singles crown by winning the US Open and is aiming to build on her performance at the Masters last year, where she lost out to eventual winner Aniek van Koot of The Netherlands, a defeat she described as “the most disappointing of her career”.

The venue itself harbours good memories for the 23-year-old as she claimed Paralympic Games bronze at London 2012 alongside teammate Lucy Shuker.

“I love playing in front of large crowds, especially my home crowd,” Whiley, winner of the women’s doubles competition at Wimbledon in the summer with partner Yui Kamiji of Japan, added.

The Masters is due to take place between December 2 and 6.



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