Anderson Parker and Ben Weekes will signify Australia within the wheelchair tennis occasions on the 2024 Paralympic Video games in Paris.
Paris, France, 27 August 2024 | Leigh Rogers
The attracts are set for the wheelchair tennis occasions on the 2024 Paralympic Video games in Paris.
Anderson Parker, a 26-year-old from Sydney, will make his Paralympic Video games debut towards Argentina’s Ezequiel Casco within the males’s wheelchair singles competitors.
They’ve performed as soon as earlier than, with world No.44 Casco scoring a three-set victory in Could 2023.
Ben Weekes is competing in a report sixth Paralympic Video games, probably the most of any Australian tennis participant in historical past.
The enduring 39-year-old, additionally from Sydney, has been drawn towards world No.19 Daniel Rodrigues within the opening spherical.
Though Rodrigues, a 37-year-old from Brazil, has gained eight of their earlier 9 encounters, this will probably be their first assembly since 2018.
| Paralympic Video games 2024 Males’s wheelchair singles, first spherical |
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| Participant | Rank | Participant | Rank | |
| Anderson Parker (AUS) | No.45 | v | Ezequiel Casco (ARG) | No.44 |
| Ben Weekes (AUS) | No.40 | v | Daniel Rodrigues (BRA) | No.19 |
Parker and Weekes will staff up within the males’s wheelchair doubles occasion, the place they’ll face the Brazilian mixture of Rodrigues and 51-year-old Gustavo Carneiro Silva.
Weekes is wanting ahead to partnering Parker in his first Paralympic Video games.
“I bear in mind again to my first Video games, and for me, the very best half was having these different Australians round to sort of cope with the stress,” stated Weekes, who made his debut at Athens 2004.
“It’s good that I may give again to Andy in his first Video games and hopefully we will staff up rather well within the doubles and get a great outcome.”
| Paralympic Video games 2024 Males’s wheelchair doubles, first spherical |
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| Anderson Parker/Ben Weekes (AUS) | v | Gustavo Carneiro Silva/Daniel Rodrigues (BRA) |
> VIEW: Full Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games wheelchair tennis attracts
Heath Davidson was chosen to signify Australia within the quad wheelchair singles occasion, nevertheless the world No.7 introduced his withdrawal earlier this week.
“I’ve made the troublesome determination to withdraw from the 2024 Paralympics,” Davidson shared on social media.
“My mum has been admitted into palliative care, and I need to be right here at dwelling together with her throughout this time. I want Ben and Andy, and the remainder of the Australian Paralympic staff the very best of luck representing the inexperienced and gold.”
The 36-year-old has beforehand represented Australia in two Paralympic Video games, successful gold alongside Dylan Alcott within the quad doubles competitors at Rio 2016 after which reuniting to say silver at Tokyo 2020.
The Paris 2024 wheelchair tennis occasion, which will probably be held at Roland Garros, runs from Friday 30 August to Saturday 7 September.
A complete of 48 athletes from 28 completely different nations will compete.
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