2024 Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis - Roland Garros, Paris (Clay)

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2024 Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis - Roland Garros, Paris (Clay)

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Our entries:

R1 Mens singles (last 48) - we have a good chance of 3 players or even 4 being in the last 32

Alfie Hewett (1) - bye
Gordon Reid (5) - bye
Dahnon Ward (WR 26) v Said Himam (Morocco - WR 59) - Court 13, 12 noon
Ben Bartram (WR 27) v Guilhem Laget (France - WR 25) - Court Phillippe Chatrier no less!, 4th match on court. This will be close; Laget has a 3-0 H2H record but in their only recent match, in February in Bolton, it was three sets. Laget will be favourite though on clay and at home.

R1 Womens singles (last 32) - we should get one win here, two is possible but a stretch. No play on day one

Lucy Shuker (WR 15 - she was our flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony!) v Charlotte Fairbank (South Africa, WR 23). Lucy has a 4-0 record over Charlotte and all in straight sets
Abbie Breakwell (WR 47) v Maylee Philips (USA WR 60) - they played once before and 17 year old Philips won in 3 sets, as recently as January. Tough match for Abbie versus world number 5 junior

Quad singles (last 15) No play on day one. Expect to see one player get through to the last 8

Andy Lapthorne (4) v Diego Perez (Chile, WR 12) - Andy won their only match in the AO back in January but it was a tight two set match.
Greg Slade (WR 18) v Ugur Altinel (Turkey, WR 14) - Altinel is 6-0 H2H v Greg - although they are quite tight matches, generally, Greg will be a big underdog here.

Mens Doubles (last 20)- should expect to see both pairs into the last 16)

Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid (1) - bye
Ben Bartram/Dahnon Ward (WR 23 + 58 = 81) v Said Himan/Larj Boukartacha (Morocco WR 51 + 52 = 103). The Moroccans combined age is 90. Larj is 47.

Womens Doubles (last 13) - a win not impossible but not expected

Lucy Shuker/Abbie Breakwell (WR 10 + 47 = 57) v Jinty Bos/ Lizzy De Greef (NL WR 27 +17 = 44) - this could be very close. Abbie might be the weakness here and the Dutch probably start favourites - second match on Court Suzanne Lenglen!

Quad doubles (last 6) - guaranteed into last 4.

Andy Lapthorne/ Greg Slade (2) - bye

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JonH comes home wrote:
Our entries:

R1 Mens singles (last 48) - we have a good chance of 3 players or even 4 being in the last 32

Alfie Hewett (1) - bye
Gordon Reid (5) - bye
Dahnon Ward (WR 26) v Said Himam (Morocco - WR 59) - Court 13, 12 noon
Ben Bartram (WR 27) v Guilhem Laget (France - WR 25) - Court Phillippe Chatrier no less!, 4th match on court. This will be close; Laget has a 3-0 H2H record but in their only recent match, in February in Bolton, it was three sets. Laget will be favourite though on clay and at home.

R1 Womens singles (last 32) - we should get one win here, two is possible but a stretch. No play on day one

Lucy Shuker (WR 15 - she was our flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony!) v Charlotte Fairbank (South Africa, WR 23). Lucy has a 4-0 record over Charlotte and all in straight sets
Abbie Breakwell (WR 47) v Maylee Philips (USA WR 60) - they played once before and 17 year old Philips won in 3 sets, as recently as January. Tough match for Abbie versus world number 5 junior

Quad singles (last 15) No play on day one. Expect to see one player get through to the last 8

Andy Lapthorne (4) v Diego Perez (Chile, WR 12) - Andy won their only match in the AO back in January but it was a tight two set match.
Greg Slade (WR 18) v Ugur Altinel (Turkey, WR 14) - Altinel is 6-0 H2H v Greg - although they are quite tight matches, generally, Greg will be a big underdog here.

Mens Doubles (last 20)- should expect to see both pairs into the last 16)

Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid (1) - bye
Ben Bartram/Dahnon Ward (WR 23 + 58 = 81) v Said Himan/Larj Boukartacha (Morocco WR 51 + 52 = 103). The Moroccans combined age is 90. Larj is 47.

Womens Doubles (last 13) - a win not impossible but not expected

Lucy Shuker/Abbie Breakwell (WR 10 + 47 = 57) v Jinty Bos/ Lizzy De Greef (NL WR 27 +17 = 44) - this could be very close. Abbie might be the weakness here and the Dutch probably start favourites - second match on Court Suzanne Lenglen!

Quad doubles (last 6) - guaranteed into last 4.

Andy Lapthorne/ Greg Slade (2) - bye

Sadly, in the first result in (rain has interrupted play all day) Lucy and Abbie lost 2 and 4, a lot more easily than I think I expected. So that is us done and dusted in women's doubles.

In men's singles, Dahnon Ward is at 2-3 in the first set, stopped due to rain.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 30th of August 2024 03:54:42 PM

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2 great mens singles wins: both Ben and Dahnon won in straight sets, Bens win was excellent against a tough, French opponent

All 4 mens singles players in the last 32.

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On court Saturday are:

Lucy and Abbie in womens singles

Andy and Greg in quad singles

Ben/Dahnon in mens doubles

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The first day of the Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Event was as wet as the first day of the Olympic Tennis Event.

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In the quad singles, two wins - Andy Lapthorne won in straight sets as expected, but Greg Slade won a fabulous 3 set win over his Turkish opponent, having been 6-0 down head to head before the match! Well done, Greg!

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Greg and Andy both into the last 8 now.

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In the womens last 32, Lucy Shuker won what could have been a tough match and moved into the last 16.

British players have generally started well. Only Abbie Breakwell yet to finish - shes a set down - and all the others that have played have won.

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On Sunday, Alfie and Dahnon are both on Chatrier, Ben is on Lenglen. Gordon Reid also plays as do Alfie/Gordon and Andy/Greg in doubles.

Meanwhile, Ben and Dahnon in doubles look like going into a third set and Abbie is a set down to her young opponent from the USA

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Ben and Dahnon won their opening doubles in a MTB

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Abbie went down in straight sets, sadly.

So we have left:

Mens singles - Alfie, Gordon, Ben and Dahnon in the last 32

Womens singles - Lucy in the last 16

Quad singles - Andy and Greg in the last 8

Mens doubles - Alfie/ Gordon and Ben/Dahnon last 16

Quad doubles - Andy/ Greg last 4

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Big match today is quad doubles in which Andy and Greg go against a Brazilian pair in the semis. A win will guarantee them the silver. They are seeded 2 and favourites to win. Win and the final will be on Wednesday. Lose and they go into a bronze play off, also on Wednesday.

The mens singles last 32 and mens doubles last 16 are also today, all 4 Brits in the mens go in both events. Alfie and Gordon will be favourites in singles and doubles; Ben has Oda, the Japanese second seed and French champion and Dahnon has Houdet, the French hero and seeded; and in doubles, Ben and Dahnon play highly rated Dutch pair , Egberink and Scheffers. A win for Ben or Dahnon in either format will be a major surprise, but we should expect wins from Alfie and Gordon in singles and doubles and Andy and Greg in the quad doubles.

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JonH comes home wrote:
Big match today is quad doubles in which Andy and Greg go against a Brazilian pair in the semis. A win will guarantee them the silver. They are seeded 2 and favourites to win. Win and the final will be on Wednesday. Lose and they go into a bronze play off, also on Wednesday.

The mens singles last 32 and mens doubles last 16 are also today, all 4 Brits in the mens go in both events. Alfie and Gordon will be favourites in singles and doubles; Ben has Oda, the Japanese second seed and French champion and Dahnon has Houdet, the French hero and seeded; and in doubles, Ben and Dahnon play highly rated Dutch pair , Egberink and Scheffers. A win for Ben or Dahnon in either format will be a major surprise, but we should expect wins from Alfie and Gordon in singles and doubles and Andy and Greg in the quad doubles.

I was going to say the Brazilian pairing are a much more experienced pairing, but notice that Slade has played them four times this year, and won three times. Once with Lapthorne. So a real opportunity.

I don't think Lapthorne has a chance of a singles medal - the other three top seeds are playing much better - so this is a really important match.

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9vicman wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Big match today is quad doubles in which Andy and Greg go against a Brazilian pair in the semis. A win will guarantee them the silver. They are seeded 2 and favourites to win. Win and the final will be on Wednesday. Lose and they go into a bronze play off, also on Wednesday.

The mens singles last 32 and mens doubles last 16 are also today, all 4 Brits in the mens go in both events. Alfie and Gordon will be favourites in singles and doubles; Ben has Oda, the Japanese second seed and French champion and Dahnon has Houdet, the French hero and seeded; and in doubles, Ben and Dahnon play highly rated Dutch pair , Egberink and Scheffers. A win for Ben or Dahnon in either format will be a major surprise, but we should expect wins from Alfie and Gordon in singles and doubles and Andy and Greg in the quad doubles.
I was going to say the Brazilian pairing are a much more experienced pairing, but notice that Slade has played them four times this year, and won three times. Once with Lapthorne. So a real opportunity.
I don't think Lapthorne has a chance of a singles medal - the other three top seeds are playing much better - so this is a really important match.

agreed - althoigh Andy has had a good season and hauled himself up after various health issues the past couple of seasons. hes possibly been the best doubles player after the Dutch guys, Vink and Schroder, this season and would deserve a medal!