Photo: Gregory Picout
28/06/14
Antony Cotterill and Andy Lapthorne brought the British challenge at the BNP Paribas Open de France to a triumphant end as they claimed their first Super Series quad doubles title together.
Meanwhile, Gordon Reid and Dutchman Maikel Scheffers finished runners-up in the men’s doubles and Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley were runners-up in the women’s doubles as Reid, Whiley and Lapthorne bowed out in the semi-finals of their respective singles events.
Second seeds Cotterill and Lapthorne, who reached their first Super Series final at the South African Open in April, upset American top seeds Greg Hasterok and David Wagner 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the quad doubles final, with Cotterill earning his first Super Series title in either singles or doubles.
After being on opposite sides of the next in last year’s women’s doubles final, second seeds Shuker and Whiley recovered form a slow start in this year’s title decider to almost force top seeds Marjolein Buis and Yui Kamiji to a deciding set, but the Dutch-Japanese partnership eventually took the title 60 76(3).
Reid joins Shuker and Whiley in now contesting the Wimbledon Wheelchair Doubles Event after he and Dutchman Scheffers finished runners-up to defending men’s doubles champions Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda. Houdet and Kunieda won 6-2, 6-3 before also heading to Wimbledon as defending champions.
Reid put up a fine effort in his men’s singles semi-final against world No. 2 Houdet before the Frenchman earned his place in the final 7-5, 6-4. Whiley bowed out in the last four of the women’s singles to Dutch world No. 2 Aniek van Koot, who progressed 6-2, 6-2. Lapthorne slipped to a 6-2, 6-1 loss to world No. 1 and defending champion Wagner in the quad singles semi-finals.
BNP Paribas Open de France Draws
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27/06/14
Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley and Andy Lapthorne earned their place in the men’s, women’s and quad singles semi-finals on the fourth day of play in Paris, with all three players also advancing to doubles finals.
Reid will partner Dutchman Maikel Scheffers in the men’s doubles final, while Lucy Shuker and Whiley will contest the women’s doubles final and another all-British partnership, Antony Cotterill and Lapthorne, take their place in their second Super Series quad doubles final.
World No. 3 Reid came from a set and 4-1 down against world No. 6 Scheffers to earn a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 quarter-final win that sets up a semi-final against French world No. 2 Stephane Houdet. Reid and Scheffers will also meet Houdet and his partner, Shingo Kunieda, in the men’s doubles final. Second seeds Reid and Scheffers won their doubles semi-final against third seed Frederi Cattaneo and Gerard 7-5 7-5,
Fourth seed Whiley secured a 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over German sixth seed Katharina Kruger in the women’s singles quarter-finals to reach her first Super Series final of the year. Dutch world No. 2 Anie, van Koot will be Whiley’s opponent in the last four after denying Shuker the opportunity of setting up an all-British semi-final. World No. 10 Shuker put up a fine effort against second seed van Koot, but the London 2012 silver medallist pulled away in the final set for a 6-4, 4-6 6-1 victory.
After being on opposite sides of the net in last year’s women’s doubles final, second seeds Shuker and Whiley have teamed up this year, and the London 2012 bronze medallists raced to a 6-0, 6-3 semi-final win over French duo Charlotte Famin and Emmanuelle Morch. They will face Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands and Japan’s Yui Kamiji, Whiley’s partner when winning the title in 2013, in the final.
Lapthorne ended Dorrie Timmermans-van Hall’s previously unbeaten record for the season in the quad singles semi-finals, beating the Dutch player 6-1, 6-3. The world No. 3 will face American world No. 1 and defending champion David Wagner in the last four. However, Jamie’s Burdekin’s hopes of also making the semi-finals ended in a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Australian world No. 4 Dylan Alcott.
South African Open quad doubles runners-up Cotterill and Lapthorne reached their second Super Series final of 2014 after recovering from a slow start to beat the third seeds, Italy’s Antonio Raffaele and Israel’s Shraga Weinberg, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2. The British second seeds will play American top seeds Greg Hasterok and Wagner for the title.
26/06/14
Andy Lapthorne and Jamie Burdekin booked their places in the quad singles quarterfinals and Gordon Reid reached the men’s singles quarter-finals on the third day of the BNP Paribas Open de France. Reid and Dutchman Maikel Scheffers also moved into the men’s doubles semi-finals and Antony Cotterill partnered Lapthorne to reach the quad doubles semi-finals.
World No. 3 Lapthorne sealed a 6-1, 7-5 win over Sweden’s Anders Hard to set up a quad singles quarter-final against Dutch player Dorrie Timmermans-van Hall, who ended hopes of an all-British last eight match after defeating Antony Cotterill 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 Burdekin booked his place in the last eight after a 6-2, 6-1 win over Italy’s Alfredo di Cosmo. The world No. 5 faces a tough quarter-final against Australia’s world No. 4 Dylan Alcott.
Second seeds Cotterill and Lapthorne moved into the quad doubles semi-finals after a 6-0, 6-2 victory over French duo Sophie Fraioli and Sebastian Jance. The British pairing play Italy’s Antonio Raffaele and Israel’s Shraga Weinberg in their bid to reach a second Super Series final this season. However, Burdekin and American David Buck bowed out after a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Alcott and South Africa’s Lucas Sithole.
World No. 3 Reid will meet world No. 6 Maikel Scheffers in the men’s singles quarter-finals after beating Scheffers’ fellow Dutchman Tom Egberink 6-3, 6-0 in his second match of the week. Meanwhile, Reid and Scheffers will be on the same side of the net for the men’s doubles semi-finals after battling back from a set down to beat the all-Dutch partnership of Ricky Molier and Ronald Vink 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Reid and Scheffers will find out their next opponents on Friday.
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25/06/14
Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Gordon Reid all won their opening matches on the second day of play as the British challenge got underway with Shuker and Whiley booking their places in the women’s singles quarter-finals and women’s doubles semi-finals and Reid securing his place in the second round of the men’s singles and the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles.
After first round byes fourth seed Whiley and seventh seed Shuker both beat French players in the women’s singles, Whiley defeating Emilie Chene 64 ,6-0 to set up a quarter-final against German sixth seed Katharina Kruger and Shuker overcoming Christine Schoenn 6-0, 6-2 to secure her place in the last eight against Dutch second seed Aniek van Koot.
Shuker and Whiley also won their opening doubles matches comfortably, the second seeds sweeping past Russia’s Evgeniya Korotkina Cathy Portier of France 6-0, 6-0 ahead of playing French fourth seeds Charlotte Famin and Emmanuelle Morch for place in the final.
Reid beat Frenchman Sebastien Husser 6-0, 6-1 and will now face Dutchman Tom Egberink, his partner for the upcoming doubles event at Wimbledon, for a place in the Paris quarter-finals. Reid and his doubles partner in Paris, Maikel Scheffers, also dropped just one game in their opening match as thy defeated Itallian duo Massimiliano Banci and Antonio Cippo 6-0, 6-1. Second seeds Reid and Scheffers meet Dutch pairing Ricky Molier and Ronald Vink in the quarter-finals.
Jamie Burdekin, Antony Cotterill and Andy Lapthorne begin their quad singles challenges on Thursday against Italy's Alfredo di Cosmo, the Netherlands' Dorrie Timmermans-van Hall and Sweden's Anders Hard.
23/06/14
Six Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme are among a stellar field for the fourth Super Series even of the year – and the last Super Series event before next month’s British Open.
Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Gordon Reid play their final tournament before Wimbledon. Whiley and Shuker were on opposite sides of the net in the women’s doubles final in 2013, but pair up this year as the London 2012 bronze medallists attempt to reach the final once again. They also bid to improve on their singles quarter-finals berths a year ago.
With seven of the world’s top eight players contesting the men’s singles, world No. 3 Reid will aim to at least equal his progress to the 2013 men’s singles semi-finals. He also reached the doubles semi-finals last year partnering Dutchman Tom Egberink, who Reid will also pair up with again at Wimbledon next week, bt his doubles ambitions in Pairis this year lie in renewing an already-successul patnership with another Dutchman, Maikel Scheffers.
Andy Lapthorne, Jamie Burdekin and Antony Cotterill return to action for the first time since combining to lift the quad title for Great Britain at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup and with none of the three having played in Paris this time last year they will hope to pick up valuable points.
Cotterill and Lapthorne pair up for the quad doubles after reaching their first Super Series fnal together at the South African Open in April.