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Gordon Reid’s defence of his Wimbledon wheelchair singles title ended in the first round as the Briton lost to Sweden’s Stefan Olsson.
Olsson, who lost to Reid in the final of last year’s inaugural event, proved too strong for the Scot, prevailing 6-2 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.
Reid, who won singles gold at the Rio Paralympics, will also compete in the doubles alongside Alfie Hewett.
Fellow Briton Lucy Shuker lost 6-3 6-1 to Japanese second seed Yui Kamiji.
Hewitt meet Frenchman Nicolas Peifer in his singles opener with Jordanne Whiley up against Diede De Groot of the Netherlands.
The wheelchair final could be played on 2,000-capacity Court Three this year.
Last year’s were played on the far smaller Court 17.
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