Lucas wins in France
WESTDENE – Lucas Sithole wins the French Open doubles category.
South African wheelchair tennis quad ace Lucas ‘Twister’ Sithole, a Westdene resident, and Dylan Alcott captured their first French Open title in doubles competition on team debut in Paris, France, on 28 June. The pair played magnificently and stunned top seeds Antony Cotterill and Andy Lapthorne, both from Great Britain 6–1; 6–4 to claim their fourth crown this year playing together. It completed a remarkable week for the pair, who did not drop a set in the entire tournament.
In the quads singles event, world number one and top seed David Wagner crashed the South African world number four’s hope of taking the French Open title when he toppled Sithole 6–1; 6–4 in the semi-final round. “I love playing in the French Open and although I was hoping for a singles title, the doubles title is a huge achievement for me,” said Sithole. “It is always a great experience participating in the Super Series tournament… Alcott is the best partner and we play very well together, this is the beginning of great achievements with him.”
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