Britain's other number one: Five things you need to know about Gordon Reid

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British tennis now has another number one and his name is Gordon Reid.

He's 25 and at the weekend he became the top men's wheelchair player for the second time this year.

Gordon returned to the number one spot after finishing as runner-up at the 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters.

He joins Andy Murray, Jamie Murray and Andy Lapthorne, who tops the quads doubles rankings, in a quartet of British tennis stars who end 2016 as world number one.

Here are five things you might not know about Gordon Reid.

He also took top spot in another competition

Gordon has had an amazing year - winning singles titles at Wimbledon, the Australian Open, a doubles title at the French Open and two Paralympic medals in Rio.

They were achievements which catapulted him to the top spot in wheelchair tennis for three weeks in September.

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Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett won the Paralympic Games silver medal in the men's doubles

Speaking to Newsbeat after re-claiming the world number one ranking in men's singles this weekend, he said: "It's a perfect end to the year to get back to the number one spot and it's a great feeling knowing I'm going to be there for a few weeks and for the rest of the year as well."

But there was another title decider at the weekend which meant a lot to Gordon.

It was the Twitter vote that decided who had the best haircut, Gordon or his doubles partner Alfie Hewett.

And Gordon walked walked away with the prize with 60% of the vote., external

He would compare his playing style to a movie legend

Gordon says his favourite movie of all time is Pulp Fiction but he admits there's nobody in that film that's a good role model for an athlete.

But there is one movie legend who he would compare his playing style to.

"I think of myself as quite a smart player on court, so I'd probably say Morgan Freeman in one of his more intelligent roles - maybe when he played God," he said laughing.

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He has quite the following

Forget the Beliebers - Gordon has the Alice Band Army, who are always there to lend some support with their cheers, chants and songs.

Gordon said: "They are a huge part of my success, not just on the tennis court but a long time before that as well.

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"It always means a lot to have them there with me and supporting me, they've got me through some tight matches and difficult situations."

You can also find him in a zoo

Gordon has his own lion cub named after him at a Scottish Safari Park in Stirling.

He said: "It was pretty surreal but is quite a cool thing to have named after me."

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And the cub has even inspired one of Gordon's favourite Alice Band Army songs, which you might have heard at the Paralympics in Rio.

And he has a hidden talent

Had he not made his mark on the tennis world, Gordon has another talent - he can put both legs over his head at the same time.

But that "only comes out on special occasions".

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