SA wheelchair quad champ Ramphadi advances to French Riviera Open semifinals

JOHANNESBURG – South African wheelchair quad champion Donald Ramphadi defeated his Roland Garros doubles partner, Andy Lapthorne, at Thursday’s French Riviera Open.

World No.4 Ramphadi secured a spot in the semifinals after taking down the World No.1, Britain’s Lapthorne, in a three-set match 5-7, 6-0, 6-2.

This is the first time that Ramphadi has beaten British player Lapthorne and now SA’s quad tennis ace will face world No.12, Israel’s Guy Sasson next.

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The South African quad world No.4 defeated former world No.1 Andy Lapthorne in a thrilling three-set match 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. This victory secured Ramphadi a spot in the semifinals of the French Riviera Open.

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‘ Tennis South Africa (@TennisSA) June 15, 2023

On Saturday, Limpopo’s Ramphadi and his doubles partner Lapthorne defeated Heath Davidson and Robert Shaw to claim the Quad Wheelchair Doubles title 1-6, 6-2, 10-3.

Ramphadi who is South Africa’s leading wheelchair tennis quad player won the wheelchair quad singles title at the Belgian Open in 2022 – the same year he made his Wimbledon debut.

The 30-year-old was also part of South Africa’s quad wheelchair tennis team that won a silver medal at the 2022 BNP Paribas World Team Cup.

SA quad tennis ace, Donald Ramphadi, who recently secured his first-ever Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, recovered from a set down to defeat Chinese player Diego Perez 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-0 in the French Riviera Open second round. #WheelchairTennis pic.twitter.com/CprQ2KoVDv

‘ Tennis South Africa (@TennisSA) June 15, 2023

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Lapthorne/Ramphadi go down to the wire to defeat Davidson/Shaw and claim the Quad Wheelchair Doubles title 1-6, 6-2, 10-3.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/aVRxalGNUL

‘ Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 10, 2023