Silva is the first Brazilian to play a Grand Slam final in a wheelchair.
On Friday, the athlete from Santa Catarina and ADK Tennis, Ymanitu Silva, also lifted the trophy, eighth in the world in the Quad category of wheelchair tennis. He finished second in the doubles to South African Donald Ramphardi. The two fell in the final against the Dutch Niels Vink and Sam Schroder 6/1 6/3.
Ymanitu made history by being the first Brazilian in a wheelchair to play the first Grand Slam of the year, and has already achieved the feat of winning a trophy. He adds his third Grand Slam final out of four played. He was runner-up at Roland Garros in 2019 and 2022, both in doubles.
“I am very happy with the runner-up, I want to thank your fans during this week and throughout my career. Receiving this affection is very important. Incredible emotions to compete in my first Grand Slam here in Australia, this is very important to me. dedication and work from me and my technical team. It’s not easy to get here, only those who work as hard as we do know it’s hard, but dreams can come true. I want to leave a special thanks to the important people who make me much more every day strong and it was very important to be here in this tournament. First Wanderson Cavalcante, my friend for years and coach. He always believed in my career, he encouraged me, so it’s a pleasure to be here with him and provide this for him. And another who works with me every day, every day on the ADK tennis court, every day believing and encouraging,” Ymanitu said.
Source: Terra
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