A 12-member group will signify Australia on the 2024 Virtus World Tennis Championships in France.
Gold Coast, Australia, 3 September 2024 | tennis.com.au
Australia’s high tennis gamers with an mental impairment (PWII) journey to France this week for the Virtus World Tennis Championships.
The occasion, which gives a chance for the world’s PWII greatest gamers to compete on the highest degree, is held in Annecy from 7-15 September.
Queensland’s Archie Graham leads the 12-person Australian group.
The 31-year-old gained 4 medals (one gold and three silver) final yr on the Virtus International Video games and in addition claimed the boys’s singles and doubles titles on the Australian Open 2024 PWII Championships.
“Successful a gold medal means a lot,” stated Graham, the world No.1 within the II-1 class.
“There’s nothing greater than representing Australia, your nation, that’s an enormous achievement for me. My objective is to win 4 medals throughout all of the 4 occasions I’ll be competing in.”
Graham can be joined by defending champions Timothy Gould (II-2) and Hunter Thompson (II-3), who’re each ranked world No.1s of their respective classes.
| Virtus World Tennis Championships 2024 Australian group |
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| Males | Classification | Ladies | Classification |
| Archie Graham (Qld) | II-1 | Kelly Wren (NSW) | II-1 |
| Mitchell James (Qld) | II-1 | Andriana Petrakis (SA) | II-1 |
| Joshua Holloway (Qld) | II-1 | Carla Lenarduzzi (Vic) | II-1 |
| Damian Phillips (NSW) | II-1 | Breanna Tunny (Qld) | II-1 |
| Timothy Gould (Qld) | II-2 | ||
| Aman Ramadani (Qld) | II-2 | ||
| Hunter Thompson (Qld) | II-3 | ||
| Hayden Ballard (Qld) | II-3 | ||
Classifications within the PWII pathway: II-1 (Mental Incapacity), II-2 (Down syndrome), II-3 (Autism).
After finishing a coaching camp on the Gold Coast final week, Australian head coach Alison Scott is assured the group goes to be extraordinarily aggressive on the worldwide stage.
“This yr we’ve received two new gamers who’ve come into the combination, Hayden Ballard within the II-3 class and Aman Ramadani within the II-2 class. They’re each very proficient younger gamers from Queensland, who’ve gelled into the group atmosphere exceptionally properly,” Scott stated.
“Our extra skilled gamers have welcomed Hayden and Aman with open arms and are actually embracing and nurturing them into the group which is implausible to see – we now have nice camaraderie.”
The worldwide PWII tennis panorama has elevated in dimension, and the Australian group is properly geared up to rise to the event with the added competitors.
“For those who think about the II-2 sport class, which is gamers with Down syndrome, final yr internationally we had 4 rivals worldwide,” Scott defined.
“This yr we now have 13 which is an enormous leap in numbers, and actually exhibits the expansion within the PWII house.
“I envisage this quantity will proceed to extend within the coming years and we’re properly ready for that shifting ahead. Tennis Australia is a world chief in supporting this pathway and offering superb alternatives for our gamers.
“Our Australian representatives, excessive efficiency and junior gamers have entry to world-class services and coaching, and the extra proficient gamers that we now have in our pathway, the better probability we now have of competing on the world stage.
“It’s not solely about tennis nevertheless it’s about offering alternatives that fulfill their lives as properly. It’s studying the way to be an amazing particular person, a very good competitor and a group participant.”
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