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Brits excited for historic Wimbledon wheelchair tennis singles events

British number one Jordanne Whiley and British number two Lucy Shuker will meet for the first time in Grand Slam singles competition on Thursday after the draws were made yesterday for the inaugural Wimbledon wheelchair tennis singles events.

Jordanne Whiley celebrating Wimbledon 2015

In the men’s singles, Australian Open champion and world number three Reid Gordon Reid will begin his quest to reach his third Grand Slam singles final of the year with a quarter-final against Frenchman Nicolas Peifer.

Whiley said:

“I know for me this one's the big one. I really want to do well here. I'm here to win Wimbledon singles. For us to be able to showcase our sport to the highest level in the singles event is just absolutely fantastic.”

As well as aiming to make history in the first ever wheelchair tennis singles events, Whiley and Reid will also be looking to add to their Grand Slam doubles titles.

The men’s and ladies' doubles semi-finals are scheduled to take place on Friday.

Find out more on the new Tennis Foundation website.