You told him that you shaved your legs before the match because you were going to be on TV.”, Alex Bolt: “Yes, I shaved my legs, not because I was playing on TV, but, yeah. Dylan Alcott, Gordon Reid, Andy Lapthorne, Aniek van Koot and Kgothatso Montjane share their reactions from a thrilling competition. In 2008 in Beijing he claimed his first Paralympic gold medal, before getting a silver four years later. You want the players in the locker room to know you as that kid that fights till the end, has that never-say-die attitude, will compete until the end.”. I feel pretty happy about it. I only played in nine events and had to retire from two, and I was not able to play professional match since the US Open. “But, in saying that, playing at Wimbledon meant so much to me, just to be there and to be included. The support is overwhelming, so for me just to be here, I want to enjoy it and represent my continent really well.”, Official Website of the Paralympic Movement • IPC. Here is what they had to say. I would call that a talent.”. The gregarious Dylan Alcott clinched a fifth successive Australian Open Quad wheelchair singles title, and was honoured to have his final broadcast in prime-time on TV: “That meant the most. Cheers. Top seed Simona Halep joked what it is like to face the force from the racquet of Serena Williams: “I felt like I’ve been hit by the train in the first set, everything was too fast.”. “I’m just loving every minute of being out on court, playing tennis and showcasing our sport to the massive crowd here and the massive coverage all over the world.”, Andy Lapthorne – Quad singles and doubles. “It makes me patriotic and very proud. ... Fair dinkum. To broadcast it live to the world, never been done in a final, that's huge for the movement of parasports, everything that I believe in … it meant a lot." That's the bare minimum. If you would have asked me during the off-season, ‘You're going to play Rafa in the quarterfinals on Rod Laver with Rod Laver watching,’ I probably would have laughed. The coach is being very serious, I love that," said Federer watching the footage on the big screen. I’ve done the double-double I guess, two-sport gold and the doubles and singles, that sounds alright to me,” he said. I think that's a very important message, especially that's something you want to be known for. Reid eases to title with win over doubles partner, All set for a final Super Saturday at Rio 2016, Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, Germany. “It’s been unbelievable,” he says. After his first Grand Slam win in Australia in January, he backed it up by winning the singles and doubles at Wimbledon. Alcott's advice to young people with a disability is: "The biggest thing is that for every one thing you can’t do, there are 10,000 others you can. Dylan Alcott’s memoir, Able, is published by ABC Books and in stores now. He then topped it off by winning gold in the Paralympic singles and taking silver in the doubles. “I would love to win gold. Now, after a fantastic Paralympics, he has two wheelchair tennis gold medals. The trailblazing 2016 winner lost out to Barty and De Minaur this time, but is proud that the line between athletes with a disability and those without is becoming more blurred every year. I will keep fighting and keep practicing to give myself better chances in the future.". I don't pull those out often, the high-waisted tights look.”. He says, "At the time, it offered an incredible lifeline and break for my family and I, and one that we are forever grateful for." The 30-year-old advanced to the second round before she was beaten. I was told to smile and I didn't. The title is the philosophy the dauntless Alcott lives by, and “able” the message he remains determined to spread. I believe I played a good two weeks of tennis and it is a great energy and inspiration for what is coming. “I’ve never felt like that before and I will probably never feel like that again.”, Aniek van Koot – Women’s singles and doubles. “I know you were closing your eyes to be more focused on what I am saying!”. My idol today became pretty much my rival.”. “There is a lot of pressure in order to represent the continent with pride. Australian wildcard Alex Bolt was left embarrassed by compatriot Alcott during his match against Alexander Zverev: Question: “Dylan Alcott was on commentary for your match. I think I've been through many, many things, not really great ones. I've never seen a player have this. Alcott won his fifth grand slam title at Melbourne Park this year before adding a sixth at the US Open.
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