London, Great Britain, 15 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Heath Davidson has scored a sensational victory to advance to his first Grand Slam singles final.
The 36-year-old Australian triumphed 6-4 2-6 6-3 against defending champion Sam Schroder in the Wimbledon quad wheelchair singles semifinals.
World No.2 Schroder entered this match on an 11-match winning streak against Davidson.
However, Davidson produced one of the best performances of his career to record his first victory since July 2019 against the 23-year-old from the Netherlands.
This propels world No.5 Davidson into a final showdown with world No.1 Niels Vink, also of the Netherlands.
It is the first time that Davidson has progressed to a singles final in his 13 career Grand Slam appearances.
He becomes the second Australian to reach a quad wheelchair singles final at the All England Club and the first since his close mate Dylan Alcott’s title-winning run in 2021.
Schroder avenged his loss in the doubles final later in the day, teaming with Vink to defend their title.
The top-seeded Dutch pair scored a 7-6(5) 6-0 victory against Davidson and his Canadian partner Robert Shaw.
This was Davidson’s ninth career Grand Slam doubles final appearance and his first at Wimbledon.
Aussies in action – Wimbledon
RESULTS
Quad wheelchair singles, semifinals
Heath Davidson (AUS) d [2] Sam Schroder (NED) 6-4 2-6 6-3
Quad wheelchair doubles, final
[1] Sam Schroder (NED)/Niels Vink (NED) d [2] Heath Davidson (AUS)/Robert Shaw (CAN) 7-6(5) 6-0
COMING UP
Quad wheelchair singles, semifinals
Heath Davidson (AUS) v [1] Niels Vink (NED)
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