Limpopo wheelchair tennis star Donald Ramphadi has reached his maiden Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in the Quad Wheelchair Double alongside Brazilian Ymanitu Silva.
It’s been a long time coming for South African wheelchair tennis ace Donald Ramphadi, who has been one of the most outstanding tennis players in recent years. On Wednesday, he finally reached his first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships at Melbourne Park.
Ramphadi and Silva will now compete in the championship final against top seeds Niels Vink and Sam Schröder from the Netherlands.“I’m very excited that in my second Australian Open I have reached the semifinals and the doubles final,” said the South African star. On Tuesday, the Limpopo-born star claimed his first Australian Open singles win, defeating Canada’s Robert Shaw 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.
“I’m very excited… I got to the Australian Open with merit this time around. Last year I was here, but I got a wildcard. This time around I qualified straight. It’s a great feeling and it shows progress,” he said.
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