Hewett and Reid win in wheelchair singles and doubles

Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid progressed with wins in the men's wheelchair singles and doubles at the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Singles top seed Hewett beat Chile's Alexander Cataldo 6-0 6-2 in the quarter-finals, while fourth seed Reid beat Dutchman Tom Egberink 7-5 6-2.

The Britons, who could meet in the singles final, later teamed up to reach the doubles semi-finals in Melbourne.

Meanwhile, Andy Lapthorne advanced in the quad doubles but lost in singles.

He was beaten 6-1 6-0 in the singles quarter-finals by Dutch second seed Sam Schroder but won 6-0 6-1 alongside American David Wagner against Turkey's Ali Ataman and Brazil's Ymanitu Silva to reach the doubles semi-finals.

There were also defeats for compatriots Lucy Shuker in the women's wheelchair doubles and Gregory Slade in the quad doubles.

Eight-time Grand Slam singles champion Hewett, who won his only Australian Open title last year, was happy to wrap up his singles quarter-final win in 51 minutes with temperatures reaching 29C.

"It was a good match on my behalf, especially with today's hot conditions. You want to spend as little time on court as possible," said 26-year-old Hewett, who will face Belgium's Joachim Gerard next.

Former Australian Open champion Reid, 32, will face 17-year-old Japanese second seed Tokito Oda in the semi-finals.

Hewett and Reid, who have won 18 Grand Slam doubles titles together, got their latest campaign off to a winning start with a 6-1 6-0 win over Australian pairing Anderson Parker and Ben Weekes.

The four-time defending champions will face Japanese duo Daisuke Arai and Takashi Sanada for a spot in the final.