The 21-year-old Scot raced into a 5-1 lead in the first set, holding serve to take the opener 6-2, but the Belgian came out firing in the second to level things up at a set-a-piece.

A tight deciding set ensued as the players matched each other game-for-game, before Reid showed his class to make the breakthrough and win the final set 6-4 to secure a place in the final four and make it two semi-final appearances in his first two Grand Slams.

"It was a tight match and I don't think either of us played our best tennis, but I'm delighted to win my first ever match at the US Open," said world number six Reid, one of four Britons on the Tennis Foundation's Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme currently contesting the final Grand Slam of the year.

"That's two semi-finals now in my first two men's singles events at Grand Slams and I'm really looking forward to giving it my all in the last four."

Reid will have to overcome the man who defeated him en route to retaining his title at Roland Garros in June, Frenchman Houdet, who eased past former world number one Maikel Scheffers 6-2, 6-0 to book his place in the semi-finals.

Reid will have to overcome Roland Garros champion Stephane Houdet to reach his first Grand Slam final

Paralympic champion and top seed Shingo Kunieda of Japan went through in similarly emphatic fashion, dominating Argentine youngster Gustavo Fernandez 6-1, 6-2, to set up a semi-final clash with Michael Jeremiasz of France, who saw off Holland's Ronald Vink 6-2, 6-4 in his quarter-final tie.

Britain's Jordanne Whiley put in a valiant first set display to come back from 5-1 down to 5-4 in her first set against German world number one Sabine Ellerbrock, but eventually went down 6-4, 6-2, whilst her team-mate Lucy Shuker also tasted defeat at the hands of Dutch world number five Marjolein Buis 7-5, 6-4.

Japan's Yui Kamiji came through her quarter-final match-up with South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane 6-3, 6-3, and will face Dutchwoman Aniek van Koot, who defeated her compatriot Jiske Griffioen 6-2, 6-2 in her quarter, whilst Buis takes on Ellerbrock in the other semi.

In the quad event, world number one David Wagner of the USA defeated Britain's Andy Lapthorne 6-3, 6-1 in the round robin stage, whilst South Africa's Lucas Sithole came out on top against American Nick Taylor, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Contact the writer of this story at james.crook@insidethegames


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