Japan were crowned women’s winners for the first time at the
Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup, overcoming defending champions The
Netherlands in Vilamoura.
and when they won wimbledon last year, it was worry behind the finals. hewett was awaiting rule change, which could have excluded him. he had given much of his life to the sport. last november, he was cleared, and he might be coming back with even more excess baggage than his partner. he has the single final on thursday, but whatever happens, hewett and reid return at champions of the closest thing to a guarantee. fantastic achievement. and there was more success for great britain, with andy lapthorne winning the quad wheelchair doubles alongside his american partner, david wagner. they won it on a championship tie break against dutch top seeds sam schroder and niels vink. it s lapthorne s 15th grand slam title and his sixth at the australian open. he told us he wants to inspire others. one of my main goals when we played that first match, when we played