Why Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson are the best mates worth cheering for | tomdecent
Wheelchair tennis players Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson bounce off each other in interviews like they’ve known one another for years.Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson after their quad doubles final victory in Rio.Their knack of who speaks when during a tandem interview translates to the tennis court, where they have developed an indomitable bond based on knowing each other’s games insides out that has brought wonderful success.
Alcott leaves the conversation open for Davidson to come in, his partner in the last four Australian open quad doubles titles.“I’m a Maccas boy through and through,” Davidson said. “We found friendship through tennis and it was special. We’ve got to remember that more when we play. One of our benefits is that friendship.”
Heath Davidson and Dylan Alcott celebrate their 2021 quad wheelchair doubles final victory at the 2021 Australian Open.On Sunday night, in the second set of their semi-final against a Japanese duo Mitsuteru Moroishi and Koji Sugeno, Davidson started making a number of unforced errors.While the outburst might have been simply frustration in a pressure moment, instead of giving his partner a spray , Alcott explains why there is no need to.
Serves are similar but unlike able-body doubles, both wheelchair players on each team begin the point from the baseline. Rarely do both players go to the net at the same time, while it is not uncommon for a looping shot to bounce completely over a player given they are sitting in a wheelchair. “You might notice we go to the net a lot. I got some lessons off Pat Rafter to learn how to volley. A lot of wheelchair tennis was spent at the back of the court but the development of the game has seen better wheelchairs, better talent.
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