Nov 12, 2021
Dylan Alcott holds up the U.S. Mens Singles Wheelchair Tennis trophy – Photo courtesy of ATP Tour.com
13th September, 2021
A huge congratulations to Victorian, Dylan Alcott who overnight won the U.S. Mens Singles Title in Wheelchair Tennis, defeating Niels Vink 7-5, 6-2 to become the first ever tennis player to win a Golden Slam. This includes the Grand Slam + an Olympic Gold Medal in the same calendar year. This is a particularly incredible achievement given all the extra challenges of international travel and quarantining due to COVID-19.
Dylan said during the trophy ceremony “I just can’t believe I’ve just won the Golden Slam. I used to hate myself so much. I hated my disability. I didn’t even want to be here anymore and I found tennis and it changed and saved my life.”
Dylan is an exceptional individual sportsman and role model for all people living with a disability. A the age of 30, Dylan is an OAM, a motivational speaker and also a champion Australian Wheelchair Basketballer.
Taverners are proud to have supported Dylan in the early days of his Wheelchair Tennis career and delighted for our 15-time major singles tennis champion.
Nov 12, 2021
Dylan Alcott holds up the U.S. Mens Singles Wheelchair Tennis trophy – Photo courtesy of ATP Tour.com
13th September, 2021
A huge congratulations to Victorian, Dylan Alcott who overnight won the U.S. Mens Singles Title in Wheelchair Tennis, defeating Niels Vink 7-5, 6-2 to become the first ever tennis player to win a Golden Slam. This includes the Grand Slam + an Olympic Gold Medal in the same calendar year. This is a particularly incredible achievement given all the extra challenges of international travel and quarantining due to COVID-19.
Dylan said during the trophy ceremony “I just can’t believe I’ve just won the Golden Slam. I used to hate myself so much. I hated my disability. I didn’t even want to be here anymore and I found tennis and it changed and saved my life.”
Dylan is an exceptional individual sportsman and role model for all people living with a disability. A the age of 30, Dylan is an OAM, a motivational speaker and also a champion Australian Wheelchair Basketballer.
Taverners are proud to have supported Dylan in the early days of his Wheelchair Tennis career and delighted for our 15-time major singles tennis champion.