PHOTO
FEATURE
South African Lucas Sithole on court
at the US Open, where he became
the first African player to win a
Grand Slam wheelchair tennis title,
defeating world No. 1 David Wagner
36 64 64 in the quad final. Sithole, 27,
lost both his legs and most of his right
arm in a train accident 14 years ago.
He was joined on the wheelchair roll
of honour by first-time US Open
winners Stephane Houdet and
Aniek van Koot.
