SA’s wheelchair tennis stars Montjane and Ramphadi advance at US Open
In the quads event, world number 6 Donald Ramphadi also overcame a first-set scare to move into the semifinal round.
South Africa’s wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane. Picture: @ITFTennis/Twitter.
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s wheelchair tennis stars Kgothatso Montjane and Donald Ramphadi both made winning starts to their US Open campaign on Wednesday.
The world number 5 Montjane recovered from a set down to defeat Japan’s Saki Takamuro 6-7(12), 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinal round where she faces another Japanese, second seed Yui Kamiji.
The Limpopo-born athlete Montjane, is the continent’s highest-ranked wheelchair tennis player and is an all-court specialist, being comfortable on grass, clay and hard courts.
Montjane, Ramphadi make winning starts to @usopen
South Africas wheelchair tennis stars @KGmontjane1 and Donald Ramphadi both made winning starts to their US Open campaign.
Montjane recovered from a set down to defeat Japans Saki Takamuro 6-7(12), 6-4, 6-1.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/InF3xOpJzH
Tennis South Africa (@TennisSA) September 8, 2022
She’s been able to reach the finals of the US Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
In the quads event, world number 6 Ramphadi also overcame a first-set scare to move into the semifinal round. The 29-year-old had to recover from dropping the first set 6-2, before going on to claim the next two 6-3, 7-5 against Japanese Koji Sugeno.
Ramphadi next faces top seed and world no.1 Niels Vink of the Netherlands.
In the quads event, Ramphadi overcame a first-set scare to move into the semifinal round. He had to recover from dropping the first set 6-2, before going on to claim the next two 6-3, 7-5 against Koji Sugeno .
Ramphadi next faces Dutch world no.1 Niels Vink. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/KM5PmVIzmJ
Tennis South Africa (@TennisSA) September 8, 2022
South Africa’s leading wheelchair tennis quad player, Donald Ramphadi, won the wheelchair quad singles title at the Belgian Open – ITF 1 series – tennis tournament in Jambes, Belgium, this August.
The 29-year-old also clinched the runners-up position in the doubles competition with his Japanese partner Kei Usami.
Montjane was the first African wheelchair tennis player to compete at Wimbledon when she was handed a wild card for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in London, United Kingdom, in 2018.
Meanwhile, world number 6 Ramphadi made his Wimbledon debut this year.
Watching a little tennis with @ilanakloss and @KGmontjane1 today. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/6j6VkQfLoI
Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) September 5, 2022
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