Esther Vergeer Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer revealed on Twitter that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Vergeer was one of the dominant wheel chair tennis players of her era , winning 470 straight matches at one point.

Vergeer won 25 Grand Slam titles, four Paralympic singles gold medals and three doubles golds during her impressive career.

Continue ReadingEsther Vergeer Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Leander Paes To Play Mixed Doubles With Ostapenko At The Australian Open

Leander Paes with pair up with former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia to play mixed doubles at the Australian Open.

2020 is Paes’s last year on tour.  He won the Australian Open mixed doubles title three times in his career. Mixed doubles is the only event Paes is playing at the Australian Open.

Paes and Ostapenko will take on locals Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans in the first round.

Continue ReadingLeander Paes To Play Mixed Doubles With Ostapenko At The Australian Open