Gordon Reid drops Celtic fan quip as Rangers diehard secures '10-in-a-row' French Open triumph

Gordon Reid claimed a history 10th men’s wheelchair tennis doubles titles with Englishman Alfie Hewett at the French Open.

And the Rangers diehard he admits he was worried about Celtic fans taking a dig a him if he failed to land the 10.

The British top seeds defended their title with a tight 7-6 7-6 victory over Shingo Kunieda and Gustavo Fernandez in a final postponed from Saturday due to rain.

Glaswegian Reid, 30, said: “I think it's obviously a record that we are really proud of. Just shows our level of consistency that is difficult to achieve in any sport."

And he went onto allude to Cetlic's Scottish Premiership title slip that saw them failed to lift a 10th consecutive title.

He added: “I have had a few messages from friends about winning 10-in-a-row. I've had a few people kind of say to me: ‘You better not mess up’. Because I think I mentioned that in Australia.

"It was like: 'Oh, I'm going to get ripped to shreds by all the Celtic fans if I don't get the 10.

"Obviously there's a few running jokes going around because of the number 10.”