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Norfolk makes it a double at Australian Open

30 January 2012

aus open trophy Great Britain’s Peter Norfolk won his fifth Australian Open quad singles title on Saturday at Melbourne Park, coming from a set down to beat defending champion and world No. 1 David Wagner of the United States 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

It is Norfolk’s sixth singles Grand Slam title, adding to his first Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships crown in 2004 before the event was classified at Grand Slam level. He has also won the US Open in New York twice.

16th Nottingham Indoor

25 October 2010

LEADING BRITONS AMONG WORLD CLASS ENTRY FOR 16th NOTTINGHAM INDOOR WHEELCHAIR TOURNAMENT

A PART OF THE NEC WHEELCHAIR TENNIS TOUR - ITF 2 SERIES STATUS - SANCTIONED BY THE ITF

Maikel Scheffers of the Netherlands and Britain’s Peter Norfolk OBE return to defend their men’s singles and quad singles titles respectively when a host of world top 10 ranked players line up for the 16^th Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tour, a part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, which takes place at the City of Nottingham Tennis Centre from Thursday 28^th to Sunday 31^st October.

Norfolk and Lapthorne retain Australian Open doubles title

26 January 2012

Great Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and Peter Norfolk successfully retained their Australian Open quad doubles wheelchair tennis title on Thursday at Melbourne Park after they beat Israeli Noam Gershony and American David Wagner 6-4, 6-2.

Lapthorne and Norfolk secured an immediate break at the start of the final, only for Gershony and Wagner to level the match at 2-2, but three games in succession gave the Brits a healthy first set advantage.

Norfolk reaches Australian Open singles final

27 January 2012

Great Britain’s world No.2 Peter Norfolk will play American world No. 1 David Wagner in Saturday’s quad singles final at the Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships after a tough final day of group matches.

Norfolk wins Battle of the Brits Down Under

25 January 2012

Peter Norfolk edged out fellow Brit Andy Lapthorne 6-4, 7-6(6) at Melbourne Park on Wednesday in the first of their three round-robin quad singles matches at the Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships.

World No. 2 Norfolk hit the first of two aces in the opening game of the match before twice going a break up to lead 2-0 and 4-2. Lapthorne fought back to level the contest on both occasions, but Norfolk broke again en route to taking the opening set on his first set point.

The Quadfather

Norfolk makes it a double at Australian Open

16th Nottingham Indoor

Norfolk and Lapthorne retain Australian Open doubles title

Norfolk reaches Australian Open singles final

Norfolk wins Battle of the Brits Down Under

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