Jordanne Whiley and Gordon Reid and won their second Roland Garros women’s and men’s doubles titles apiece on Saturday with their respective Japanese partners Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda. Meanwhile, another successful Grand Slam tournament for players on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis World Class Programme saw Reid finish runner-up in Paris in his second men’s singles final
Jordanne Whiley is out of the singles competition after losing to Sabine Allerbrock in three sets. Whiley saw her bid to reach her first Roland Garros singles final come to an end in the semi-finals after a close encounter against Ellerbrock. After dropping the opening set world No.4 Whiley raced through the second set. However, the
Pentathlon GB’s Jamie Cooke has risen to World Number 1 in the official Modern Pentathlon World Rankings following last week’s World Championships in Moscow. It caps an incredible 6 weeks for the 25 year-old Brit with his 9th place finish in the Russian capital following victories at World Cup 4 in Kecskemét, Hungary, and the
Jordanne Whiley and Gordon Reid both beat higher ranked players on Thursday’s opening day of the Roland Garros wheelchair tennis event to reach the men’s and women singles semi-finals, Whiley doing so at the expense of world No. 1 and defending champion Jiske Griffioen. On a good day for players on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair
The draw for wheelchair tennis was made last night and pits GB’s Lucy Shuker against her doubles partner Marjolein Buis in the first match of the morning, weather permitting they will take to the court at 11.00am local time. With just eight competitors the singles quarter finals line up like this: Lucy Shuker (7) lost to Marjolein
Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Lisa Whybourn got her grass-court season off to a stunning start as she recorded a career-best win on day one of the Aegon Eastbourne Trophy. Whybourn made the most of her wildcard entry by beating number-three seed Kai-Lin Zhang of China 2-6 6-3 7-5 on Monday after a two-hour battle,
The second World Rowing Cup of the 2016 season wrapped up in Lucerne, Switzerland with rainy conditions and a win for New Zealand overall. Racing started three days ago and worked through to today’s finals with New Zealand earning three gold, two silver and three bronze medals to put them at the top of the
Jamie Cooke produced another impressive performance to claim a top 10 finish in the 2016 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Moscow today as Frenchman Valentin Belaud snatched gold after a scintillating run-shoot. Cooke’s consistency was key as he remained in the top 10 throughout the day, eventually finishing 9th to record his best World Championships
Pentathlon GB endured a frustrating day at the 2016 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Moscow as Samantha Murray and Kate French finished 16th and 24th respectively after being well placed early on. A hugely impressive performance from Hungary’s Sarolta Kovacs saw her take the gold ahead of France’s Elodie Clouvel and defending champion, Germany’s Lena
Jamie Cooke continued his fine form by safely qualifying for the Men’s Final at the 2016 Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Moscow today but teammates Joe Choong, Sam Curry and Tom Toolis unfortunately missed out on a place in the final 36. In the final Qualifying event before the Rio 2016 Olympics, Pentathlon GB’s Performance
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