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Alcott loses tight wheelchair final he fought to see staged – Sydney Morning Herald
Dylan Alcott’s bid for a second major title in as many days has come to an end at the hands of one of the men he beat to the US Open doubles crown.
Earlier this year he spearheaded a campaign to have the wheelchair events reinstated after US Open organisers omitted them, alongside the junior draws, qualifiers and mixed doubles, when plans for the coronavirus-affected tournament were first unveiled in June.
After 10 days of objections, the wheelchair tournaments were back on at full strength.
Lapthorne, the 2019 quad singles champion, said that “to be told you wouldn’t be coming back to defend the title, that was a tough pill to swallow.”
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