Britain’s Wimbledon champions Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewett and Jordanne Whiley are among 25 world top 10 ranked players aiming to boost their Rio 2016 Paralympic aspirations when the 27th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre from 26 – 31 July. Organised by the Tennis Foundation, the British Open is also the last Super Series event ... Read More »
Gordon Reid made Wimbledon history again on Sunday when he became the first ever wheelchair tennis men’s singles champion at The Championships. The British No.1 Reid defeated Sweden’s’ Stefan Olsson in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 to win his second Grand Slam singles title. On another great day for the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis World Class Programme, Jordanne Whiley and Japan’s ... Read More »
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid made history on Saturday, becoming the first all-Brit pairing to win a Wimbledon wheelchair tennis doubles title after defeating top seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer in three thrilling sets. Hewett and Reid lost the first set but the Brits earned themselves a double break in the second set before Hewett levelled the contest with ... Read More »
Gordon Reid makes history as he clinches first Grand Slam singles title at Australian Open Gordon Reid made history again today when the 24-year-Scot old produced a magnificent performance to win his first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open after beating Joachim Gerard of Belgium 7-6(7), 6-4 in Melbourne. However, Reid had to be content with runners-up honours ... Read More »
Gordon Reid has made history by becoming the first Brit to reach a Grand Slam men’s singles wheelchair tennis final on Thursday at the Australian Open. Elsewhere, Andy Lapthorne finished runner-up in the quad doubles, but retains slender hopes of reaching the quad singles final despite losing his second round-robin match. Meanwhile, Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley were narrowly edged ... Read More »
US Open champion Jordanne Whiley will face Dutchwoman Marjolein Buis when she begins her quest for a second successive wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles title on Wednesday at the Australian Open in Melbourne. With four Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis World Class Programme contesting the first Grand Slam of 2016, fellow Brit Lucy Shuker will also play Dutch ... Read More »
Jordanne Whiley made history on Sunday at the US Open after becoming the first British woman to win a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles title. Meanwhile Gordon Reid added to the British success as he claimed his second Grand Slam doubles title with French partner Stephane Houdet on a thrilling last day of competition for the Brits British No. 1 ... Read More »
Jordanne Whiley faces American wild card Kaitlyn Verfuerth, Lucy Shuker plays world No.2 Aniek van Koot and Gordon Reid meets world No.1 Shingo Kunieda when the Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme begin their singles challenges on Thursday at the US Open. Andy Lapthorne will take on current world No.1 and his doubles partner Dylan Alcott of ... Read More »
We have plenty more medal contenders competing today and hoping to add to the coveted collection of medals achieved so far. Read on to find out who you should be keeping an eye on today… Read More »
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