Paul Rouget: printed on Tuesday February 16, 2021 at 11:28 am
Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer misplaced Tuesday in the ultimate of the Australian Open, and should wait earlier than successful a new Grand Slam title in wheelchair tennis. Even if the duo have their heads above all on the Games.
Already winners of the wheelchair tennis doubles event on the Australian Open in 2016 and 2018, Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer did not make the move of three in Melbourne on Monday. Both eradicated in the singles quarter-finals, the French suffered the legislation in the ultimate of the British Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, who occupy the primary place in the world in the specialty. The English lastly gained 7-5, 7-6[3], to win on the similar time their tenth Major. “We made a very big game, we have several balls to lead 5-2 but we do not conclude. After the English did what was necessary, they really put us to the bottom to end up with amortizations, especially Gordon, and afterwards they managed very well “, then confided Peifer to SBS radio.
“We prefer to lose today and win at the Games … And we will do everything possible to do so,” he continued. Houdet will maintain him fond reminiscences of this new keep in Australia. And we did a superb preparation. We are on a superb dynamic regardless of all the pieces.“He also mentioned this tournament played behind closed doors:” We are used to not being the delirium round us (laughs). So it would not change something. Or if that adjustments one thing, it is that it actually places us in our recreation, we’re properly centered and not the eyes to wander about what could also be occurring round. “Here they’re now centered on the Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24-September 5), to attempt to maintain their title acquired in 2016 in Rio. Houdet (50 years previous, towards 30 for Peifer) had already been topped in 2008 in Beijing. But will probably be essential to face elevated competitors, even when they have been due to this fact near triumphing once more in Melbourne.
