Brentford fan and wheelchair tennis star Andy Lapthorne  Lapthorne, 23, won the US Open singles final

won his first Grand Slam title yesterday. of the Quad classification of wheelchair tennis – for those who have impairments in all four limbs – in New York last night, Sunday September 7, beatingAmerican world number one and two-time champion David Wagner 7-5, 6-2.

"I kept it consistent rather than big and that was my plan beforehand."

“Today was all heart and I felt like I served really well.

"I'm looking forward to David and the others coming to my back yard in London for the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in November now.

"We always have tough battles as he sets the standard.

"David is a legend of our division, so to beat him makes it all the more special.

"That's what I've always dreamed of.

"I've visualised that match point before and when it happened I couldn't believe it.

He said: “For the US Open to be my first Grand Slam is so special because I love this place, the whole city is just great.

He then won the last four games of the second set to seal his fourth victory over Wagner this season.

Wagner won that match 6-3, 6-1, but with the two players finishing in the top two positions at the end of the round robin and going forward to the final, Lapthorne snatched Sunday’s opening set 7-5.

It was a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for Lapthorne, who played Wagner on Saturday in his third and last contest in the round-robin phase of the quad singles.

However, after making his US Open debut last season he signed off in spectacular style on his return to New York.

Lapthorne is a three-time Australian Open quad doubles champion and he reached his first Grand Slam quad singles final in Melbourne in 2013.

It also enabled him to climb to number two in the new world rankings, published today.

Lapthorne, who ends the week having beaten the world’s top two ranked players after defeating 2013 US Open champion and former world number two Lucas Sithole of South Africa in his second round-robin match, added: Lapthorne also finished as runner-up in the Quad doubles on Saturday, partnering Sithole.

"It’s two years today until the start of the Rio 2016 Paralympics and this is another step on the journey to Rio and is definitely the first of many big titles.”

“It probably won't hit me until I get home and my family meet me at the airport but I've got a few days off in New York first.

"This title isn't for me, it's for everyone who's always supported me through tough times.

"The Tennis Foundation and the LTA support us unbelievably well and they deserve huge credit.

“I can't say thank you enough to my mum and dad for everything they've done for me.

"My dad told me I always do things two years after Andy Murray and I've done it again with the title here.