Fresh off gold medals in singles at the Tokyo Paralympics, Shingo Kunieda, Diede De Groot and Dylan Alcott have arrived at Flushing Meadows as the top seeds in the 2021 US Open Wheelchair Competition. Defending quad singles champion Sam Schroder, two-time US Open champion Alfie Hewett and eight-time Grand Slam singles winner Yui Kamiji are also seeded in their … [Read more...] about US Open 2021 Wheelchair Competition Draws
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U.S. Open Tennis • Wheelchair Field Announced • Dylan Alcott Going For Grand Slam
20 out of 24 Top Players to Compete. The USTA today announced the field for the 2021 US Open Wheelchair Competition presented by Deloitte. The event, in its 14th year, will be held Sept. 9-12 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The 2021 U.S. Open Wheelchair Competition will feature a men’s, women’s and quad division and will … [Read more...] about U.S. Open Tennis • Wheelchair Field Announced • Dylan Alcott Going For Grand Slam
Gordon Reid Hoping Wimbledon Success Will Inspire Next Generation Of Wheelchair Tennis Players
Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion Gordon Reid hopes his Wimbledon success and that of fellow Brits Alfie Hewett, Jordanne Whiley, Andy Lapthorne and Lucy Shuker will inspire the next generation of wheelchair tennis players to pick up a racket after he finished runner-up in his second men’s singles final on Sunday at The Championships. All five players from the LTA’s … [Read more...] about Gordon Reid Hoping Wimbledon Success Will Inspire Next Generation Of Wheelchair Tennis Players
Wheelchair Tennis Star Alfie Hewett Returns to Roland Garros Finals 2021
Alfie Hewett pulled off the latest of the stunning comebacks for which he is renowned on Saturday to maintain his French Open men’s wheelchair singles title defence after defeating world No. 2 Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) at Roland Garros. Hewett’s victory over Fernandez came at the start of a busy day for players on the LTA’s Wheelchair Performance … [Read more...] about Wheelchair Tennis Star Alfie Hewett Returns to Roland Garros Finals 2021
Noah Rubin’s “Behind The Racquet” with Sam Schröder • Tennis | 10sBalls
Editor’s note: 10sBalls thanks Noah Rubin for giving us permission to repost these great stories. “Tennis has had a huge impact on my life, starting when I discovered wheelchair tennis and the possibility of exercising while in a wheelchair. In 2017, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I underwent 25 rounds of radiation therapy, chemotherapy and had major surgery. Despite all … [Read more...] about Noah Rubin’s “Behind The Racquet” with Sam Schröder • Tennis | 10sBalls