By Glenys Furness
- Gregory Slade claimed the Quad title in Bolton
- Didn’t drop a set all event
- Defeated top seed en route
BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, UK – Gregory Slade entered the event and was unseeded. The Brit lifted the trophy, defeating the top seed en route.
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Gregory Slade entered the Quad event in Bolton and was unseeded. In the first round Slade drew fellow Briton Richard Green. Slade dominated the match from the outset. The first set saw Green manage to get some games on the board. However, he was still outplayed by Slade. The second set saw Slade even more dominant and progressed to the next round dropping only two games 6-2, 6-0.
The quarter-final saw Slade against fourth seed Tomas Masaryk. The Slovakian stayed with the Brit at the start of the set, but Slade managed to get an early break and take the lead. The second set saw the Brit once again dominate as the seed struggled to stay with the pace. The Brit moved into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
In the semi-final the Brit was against the top seed Diego Perez. The Chilean was outplayed by Slade from the outset. The Brit was in a hurry and dominated both sets. Slade barely put a foot wrong and lost only two games to move into the final in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
The final saw Slade against second seed David Wagner. The American proved to be the toughest match for the Brit so far. In the first set Slade managed an early break of serve to move ahead. The second set saw Wagner playing better and staying with the Brit. However, Slade eventually managed to get the break of serve and lift the title in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.
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Wheelchair Round Up
Gary Cox was defeated by Marcus Laudan in the first round of the quads 6-2, 6-3.
Gary Cox & Oliver Cox were defeated by Richard Green & Roman Zechmeister in the first round of the quads 7-6(5), 3-6, 10-8.
Oliver Cox was defeated by David Wagner in the quarter-final of the quads 7-5, 6-3.
Richard Green with Roman Zechmeister were defeated by Gregory Slade & David Wagner in the semi-final of the quads 6-2, 6-0.
Gregory Slade with David Wagner were defeated by Tomas Masaryk & Diego Perez in the final of the quads 6-4, 6-2.
Joshua Johns was defeated by Dahnon Ward in the first round 6-4, 6-4.
Lucy Shuker was defeated by Maylee Phelps in the first round 6-3, 6-4.
Abbie Breakwell was defeated by Jinte Bos in the first round 6-4, 6-1.
Ruby Bishop was defeated by Pauline Deroulede in the first round 6-2, 6-0.
Abbie Breakwell with Maylee Phelps were defeated by Ksenia Chaseteau & Charlotte Fairbank in the first round 5-7, 6-3, 10-8.
Ruby Bishop & Cornelia Oosthuizen were defeated by Katharina Kruger & Britta Wend in the first round 6-1, 6-2.
Mark Langeveld with Ji-Hwan Lee were defeated by Yudai Kawai & Alexander Lantermann in the first round 6-2, 6-0.
Ruben Harris with Maximilian Taucher were defeated by Nicolas Charrier & Geoffrey Jasiak in the first round 6-2, 7-6(4).
Andrew Penney with Shogo Takano were defeated by Ho-Won Im & Sergei Lysov in the first round 6-1, 6-4.
Dahnon Ward with Oliver Langlois were defeated by Joshua Johns & Robin Groenewoud in the first round 6-4, 6-3.
Dahnon Ward was defeated by Gaetan Menguy in the second round 6-3, 6-1.
Andrew Penney was defeated by Sergei Lysov in the second round 6-1, 6-3.
Cornelia Oosthuizen was defeated by Jinte Bos in the quarter-final 6-0, 6-2.
Joshua Johns with Robin Groenewoud were defeated by Frederic Cattaneo & Stephane Houdet in the quarter-final 6-0, 6-0.
Ben Bartram was defeated by Casey Ratzlaff in the semi-final 6-4, 7-6(2).
Ben Bartram with Casey Ratzlaff were defeated by Maikel Scheffers & Maarten Ter Hofte in the semi-final 6-3, 6-2.
Lucy Shuker with Pauline Deroulede defeated Zoe Maras & Maayan Zikri in the final 6-3, 6-4.
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