WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

The british doubles team (Shuker/Whiley) plays at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Trio of British wheelchair tennis players set for Wimbledon

Australian Open and Roland Garros champion Jordanne Whiley is among three Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Performance Programme set to contest the wheelchair tennis doubles event at Wimbledon this year after the British No. 1 and British No.2 Lucy Shuker gained direct entry for the women’s doubles with their respective partners.

Stephane Houdet

Five storylines for Roland Garros

Ahead of the French Open Grand Slam which starts at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on Wednesday (4 June), here are five storylines to follow.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock

WHAT TO WATCH: June 2014

A jam-packed month in store for sports fans, highlighted by international competitions in fencing, shooting, athletics, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, goalball and para-triathlon.

Two women in wheelchairs look at each other smiling on a grass tennis court.

France, Netherlands, Great Britain win World Team Cup titles

France won its sixth men’s World Group title, Netherlands clinched its 27th women’s World Group title and Great Britain won the quad event for the fourth time as the 2014 BNP Paribas World Team Cup drew to a close on Sunday (1 June).