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AO increases crowds for finals
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 26, 2022
Crowd capacity at the Australian Open will be increased to 65 per cent for the remainder of the tournament. Tournament director Craig Tiley said fans
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Dylan Alcott named Australian of the Year
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 25, 2022
Australian wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott has been named Australian of the Year ahead of tomorrow’s Australia Day public holiday. Alcott, 31, secured his spot
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Djokovic free zone – almost
- By Peter Rowe
- . January 16, 2022
COMMENT: Novak Djokovic is a brilliant player but it’s time he packed his bags, apologised to the Australian people for ignoring their vaccination rules and
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Alcott announces retirement
- By Peter Rowe
- . November 9, 2021
Wheelchair champion Dylan Alcott has announced he will retire after the Australian Open in January, hopefully with a 24th Grand Slam title. Alcott, 30, is
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Alcott wins 11th Grand Slam title
- By Peter Rowe
- . October 11, 2020
Australian wheelchair champion Dylan Alcott defeated Britain’s Andy Lapthorne 6-2, 6-2 to claim back-to-back French Open trophies. Alcott was runner-up at last month’s US Open,
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Another title for wheelchair champ Alcott
- By Peter Rowe
- . September 13, 2020
Australia’s Dylan Alcott has added another title to his collection after teaming up with Briton Andy Lapthorne to win the men’s quad wheelchair doubles final
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US Open ‘U-turn’ on wheelchair call
- By Peter Rowe
- . June 20, 2020
US Open organisers could do a U-turn and reinstate the wheelchair event after an online meeting on Friday with a wheelchair tennis leadership group. The
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Tennis Australia backs Alcott after USTA axes wheelchair event
- By Peter Rowe
- . June 19, 2020
Tennis Australia has backed wheelchair star Dylan Alcott after he tweeted his disappointment at the wheelchair events being cut from the US Open. Alcott, who
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Criticism grows over US Open announcement
- By Peter Rowe
- . June 19, 2020
Several players have voiced disappointment at the way tennis is planning to return, since the USTA announced the US Open will go ahead in late
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Wheelchair star accuses USTA of ‘disgusting discrimination’
- By Peter Rowe
- . June 18, 2020
Australian wheelchair star Dylan Alcott has slammed the USTA, accusing them of “disgusting discrimination” for planning this year’s grand slam tournament without wheelchair tennis. Alcott,