Wheelchair tennis player Gordon Reid is determined to exceed all expectations and return to the podium at the Paralympics in Paris.

Reid, 32, won bronze in the individual event in Tokyo four years ago after winning gold in 2016, but is now ranked fifth in the world.

He admits that he is an outsider when it comes to the 2024 event, but he enjoys that status.

“I know that to win a medal I will most likely have to cause a few surprises, which is what I did in Tokyo,” he told BBC Sport Scotland.

“I like being the underdog, as we Scots tend to do. I think it would be a mistake for others to write me off and I will do everything I can to win another medal.”

A more realistic chance for Reid is in doubles.

He and his partner Alfie Hewitt have won all four Grand Slam titles as a duo, but lost in the final at the last Paralympics in Tokyo.

“It would mean the world to me and Alfie (to win gold),” added Reid. “It’s the only title that has eluded us and we were so close.”

“We worked really hard to improve and win gold.”

This will be Reid’s fifth Paralympics, but he says his hunger remains the same, even if his goals are different than in 2008, when he went to Beijing as a teenager.

“We’ve had a few meetings and the whole team has been here over the last few days, so it’s starting to feel a bit more real. I can’t wait to get started,” he said.

“In Beijing, I was just there to enjoy the experience. Now I’m going there as an experienced Paralympic competitor and with different expectations.”