Australia’s Heath Davidson will make his Wimbledon debut today in what is guaranteed to be a tasty head to head with Britain’s Andy Lapthorne
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A former musical theatre performer Gemma swapped treading the boards for a full-time career in sports journalism and broadcasting just over six years ago.
Starting from humble beginnings as a tennis blogger, after gaining her MA and NCTJ diploma she has become a leading voice when it comes to talking all things wheelchair tennis, having reported from various events on the ITF tour and all four majors, producing and presenting on-air and online content and analysis for the likes of Sky Sports, The Disability Sports Channel, Give Me Sport Women and the BBC.
She's someone who is passionate about not only seeing the wheelchair tennis tour reported as thoroughly as the ATP and WTA tours but also an authentic representation of disabled people in sports reporting and the media as a whole.
And alongside presenting The Constant Cheerleader Podcast which champions female and disabled voices in sport and the arts, she is also a regular guest speaker on media panels and at colleges and universities, as well as being one of the featured journalists in the Routledge publication Sports Journalism: The State of Play and on the National Theatre and Spotlight's database for disabled talent.
When she's not sitting courtside keeping an eye on the scores of the elite level players, she can be seen training, playing and competing in wheelchair tennis herself at the domestic level of the game in the LTA's Nationals Series events. And has also represented the country in ParaCheer winning gold and being crowned a World Champion at the ICU World Championships as part of Team England.
South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane will once again be looking to make her mark at Wimbledon as she begins her singles campaign against Yui Kamiji
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With his bullying backhand and fighting spirit it’s fair to say Alfie Hewett has all the skills in his locker to add many more Grand Slam titles to his name over the course of his career.
And heading into this years Wimbledon he’s hoping that the work he’s been putting in during training will lead to increased confidence on the green stuff and will ultimately see him claim his first singles title at Wimbledon, whether that happens this year or at a future Championships
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There was a sense of excitement as the players came onto court two at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham today. History was about to be made and two British players – James Shaw and Antony Cotterill – were about to be part of it.
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Calm, relaxed and in control. That’s exactly how Lucy Shuker looked as she patrolled the baseline in her opening singles match against China’s ZhenZhen Zhu. And when it came to showcasing just how good she is at the net, well the Brit didn’t falter there either, a couple of nicely timed drop shots causing her opponent plenty trouble.
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