Top seeds Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands survived scares in their opening matches of the International Tennis Federation Japan Open to progress to the quarter-finals of the women's competition.
Alfie Hewett, Aniek van Koot and David Wagner completed their preparations for the upcoming US Open in New York by claiming the men's, women's and quad singles titles respectively at the US Open USTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships in St. Louis.
David Wagner of the United States and Britain’s Andy Lapthore, the two top ranking players in the world, are still in contention to end the year as quad singles’ world number one and the outcome could be decided at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Loughborough in the United Kingdom.
Two Dutch seeds were among players to reach the quarter-finals of the women's singles draw as the US Open United States Tennis Association Wheelchair Championships began in St Louis today.
Rio 2016 Paralympic champion Gordon Reid was victorious on day two of the South Africa Wheelchair Tennis Open at the Ellis Park Tennis Stadium in Johannesburg today.
World number two David Wagner of the United States retained his quad singles title at the Cajun Classic in Baton Rouge after defeating Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne in the final today.
World number two David Wagner of the United States has made it through to the quad singles final at the Cajun Classic in Baton Rouge after defeating South Africa’s Lucas Sithole today.
Gordon Reid of Great Britain has completed a career Grand Slam in the wheelchair men's doubles event by winning the Australian Open today.
Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot put their singles rivalry aside as they teamed up to clinch gold in comfortable fashion with a straight sets victory over Dutch compatriots Marjolein Buis and Diede de Groot on the final day of wheelchair tennis action at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro today.
World number one Jiske Griffioen of The Netherlands survived a number of nervy moments as she finally seized the Paralympic women's singles crown with a battling three-set victory over compatriot Aniek van Koot at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
Britain’s Gordon Reid battled into his first Grand Slam men’s wheelchair singles final after winning a gruelling three-set encounter with Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Defending women’s champion Aniek van Koot will face the top seed Jiske Griffioen in an all-Dutch NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters semi-final after narrowly making it through her group at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London.
Top seed Jiske Griffioen overcame home favourite Jordanne Whiley in an epic women’s singles match to maintain her perfect start to the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters tournament at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London.
Quad singles number one Dylan Alcott has withdrawn from the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters and Israel’s Itay Erenlib has been called up to replace the Australian at the tournament, which will run from December 2 to 6 in London.
Britain’s Gordon Reid has surged to the top of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wheelchair Doubles Tennis Rankings after he partnered Frenchman Michael Jeremiasz to the Wheelchair Doubles Masters title in Mission Viejo, California.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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