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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
Wheelchair tennis players represent 23 nations at British Open
Wheelchair tennis players representing 23 nations will be participating at this week's British Open in Nottingham, beginning on Tuesday, and the event is the third tournament of the year to have Super Series status, the equivalent of Grand Slam.
World number ones Michael Jeremiasz and Esther Vergeer head the field in the men's and women's singles events, and in the quad singles event, British player Peter Norfolk will be bidding to win his third British Open in four years.
Peter Norfolk will face a difficult challenge from American David Wagner, who he beat in the final 12 months ago and also to win gold at the Athens Paralympics in 2004.
And US Open champion Nick Taylor, who plays from a powerchair, will also be aiming to add to his titles.
Following seven-times British Open champion David Hall of Australia retiring earlier this year, the men's singles field will include only one previous champion -Robin Ammerlaan from the Netherlands.
Japanese pair Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida, who won the men's wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon, will be hoping to claim more success.
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