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In 2016 at Rio, we achieved:

Mens Singles - Gold Gordon Reid, Silver Alfie Hewett
Quads Singles - Silver Andy Lapthorne
Mens Doubles - Silver Reid and Hewett
Quads Doubles - Bronze - Burdekin and Lapthorne
Womens Doubles - Bronze Shuker and Whiley

1 Gold
3 Silver
2 Bronze

In six events - would be great to equal or beat that this time. Realistically, I reckon 4-5 medals with 1 gold (Hewett and Reid in mens doubles) is what we should hope for. Let's see!!


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Elite level events to come

Paralympics start 27th August - Tokyo
US Open - start 9th September - New York
World Team Cup start 27th September - Sardinia
NEC Masters - start 31st October - Orlando

So, we should see some wheelchair candidates in our Player of the Month polls in September (period for PoM in September is 5 weeks to 3rd October when World Team Cup ends), when 3 of the above events will be counting in total!, and then in November and season end for the Wheelchair Tour

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JonH comes home wrote:

In 2016 at Rio, we achieved:

Mens Singles - Gold Gordon Reid, Silver Alfie Hewett
Quads Singles - Silver Andy Lapthorne
Mens Doubles - Silver Reid and Hewett
Quads Doubles - Bronze - Burdekin and Lapthorne
Womens Doubles - Bronze Shuker and Whiley

1 Gold
3 Silver
2 Bronze

In six events - would be great to equal or beat that this time. Realistically, I reckon 4-5 medals with 1 gold (Hewett and Reid in mens doubles) is what we should hope for. Let's see!!

 Draws are out , see article below , pdf versions at bottom

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/tokyo-2020-paralympic-tennis-event-draws/

 

seedings suggest our ambition should be 1 gold (Alfie and Gordon) 2 silvers (Alfie and Jordanne/Lucy) and a bronze (Andy). 

 



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US Open begins later this week, 9th I believe.

Time for Alfie to go out on a high ?!

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/paralympics/article-9957691/Its-impossible-replace-Alfie-Gordon-Reid-contemplates-wheelchair-tennis-life-without-Hewett.html

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Although the draws arent out, slams are 8 player fields in singles and doubles, usually the top 6 or 7 entries and a wild card.

Alfie, Gordon, Jordanne and Andy should be playing therefore, Lucy Shuker will miss out, I think, and Antony Cotterill and Dermot Bailey from our Paralympic team will be too lowly ranked.

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At the US Open this week, 3 players/pairs (in 6 events) are going for their 4th Slam title of the season and, thus, a Grand Slam

Womens Singles - Diede de Groot (NL)

Quad Singles - Dylan Alcott (AUS)

Mens Doubles - Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid (GB)

De Groot and Alcott also won the Paralympics and so are on for a Golden Slam. To add, Alcott hasnt lost a set in the previous 3 slams this season, so a similar feat this week would make for a perfect run.





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Draws out -

Alfie 2nd seed in mens singles, Gordon unseeded
Jordanne unseeded womens
Andy unseeded quads

Alfie and Gordon top seeds mens doubles
Jordanne 2nd seed womens doubles
Andy top seed quads doubles.

Fingers crossed someone walks away with a trophy !

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Action starts tomorrow in this, no order of play out as far as I can tell, just yet. but it runs through from Thursday to doubles finals on Saturday and singles finals on Sunday.

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All the Brits go in singles tomorrow plus Alfie and Gordon in mens doubles. Big day!

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All the Brits go in singles tomorrow plus Alfie and Gordon in mens doubles. Big day!

 Just the singles today in fact, all 4 of our players are playing, most on the same court!



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Gordon gets things rolling and wins his quarterfinal over the Olympic silver medal winner , Egberink , very
Comfortably!

Into semis

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Alfie Hewett also won over Peifer, and into the semis.

Well done the British mens singles players

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And Jordanne Whiley also wins and moves into the last 8. All 3 wins expected based on rankings , but welcome nonetheless.

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Todays action- Alfie and Gordon go in mens singles semis; Jordanne in womens semis; Andy Lapthorne in quads quarterfinals

All 4 of above play doubles semis as well.

Busy day ahead, weather allowing !

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Gordon wins first set v top seed!

Andy also wins opening set

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