A brilliant performance in the final of the Bendigo Wheelchair Tennis Open confirmed Dylan Alcott’s on track to defend his Australian Open crown.
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The winner of the past four Australian Open titles and six grand slam crowns in all, Alcott cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win over American David Wagner in Sunday’s quads final at the Bendigo Tennis Complex.
Alcott didn’t drop a set on his way to claiming the inaugural title.
Women’s top seed Yui Kamiji had a much tougher run to claim the singles crown.
Kamiji was taken to three sets by China’s Hui Min Huang in the semi-finals and then Sunday’s final against the Netherlands’ Aniek Van Koot was decided by a third set tie-break.
Kamiji held on to win 6-4, 5-7, 7-6.
Frenchman Stephane Houdet won the men’s singles in a three-set thriller over Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez.
Houdet, the fourth seed, won 7-6, 4-6, 6-2.
Fernandez did claim one title for the weekend. He combined with Great Briatain’s Gordon Reid to win the men’s doubles final over Houdet and Nicolas Peifer 6-3, 6-3.
Yui Kamiji and Marjolein Buis won the women’s doubles.
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