World No.1 Dylan Alcott and countryman Heath Davidson were each in dominant form as they secured quarterfinal appearances at the Paralympics.
Tokyo, Japan, 28 August 2021 | Vivienne Christie
The quest to add to his Paralympics gold medal collection appears on track for Dylan Alcott, who made a perfect start to his quad wheelchair singles campaign in Tokyo.
The world No.1 Australia took 49 minutes to overcome Japan’s Mitsuteru Moroishi 6-0 6-2 at the Arieke Tennis Park.
“I’m stoked to get the win, stoked to be here,” said Alcott, relating how proud he is to represent Australia. “I love wearing the green and gold more than anything.”
Alcott secured the first set over the world No.11 Moroishi in 20 minutes and dropped only two games as he completed a seventh straight match win against the 54-year-old.
The Australian was helped by 15 total winners compared to 11 from…
