The Australian star teams up with Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne to win the men's quad wheelchair doubles in New York, before he turns his attention to the upcoming singles final.
Australia's Dylan Alcott has added another major title to his collection after teaming up with Briton Andy Lapthorne to win the men's quad wheelchair doubles final at the US Open.It is Alcott's seventh major doubles crownAlcott and Lapthorne defended their doubles crown by beating American David Wagner and Sam Schroder of The Netherlands 3-6, 6-4, [10-8] in a tense encounter in New York.
"I thought I did enough to qualify — 2x champion, number 1 in the world. But unfortunately I missed the only thing that mattered, being able to walk. Disgusting discrimination."following "multiple virtual meetings with a group of wheelchair athletes and the International Tennis Federation" in June. USTA acknowledged it should have consulted wheelchair athletes before originally deciding to cancel their competition in New York.
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