Gordon Reid Supports Andy Murray in Criticizing Tsitsipass Bath Breaks | Tokyo Paralympics 2020

Murray soon received support for his protests from rivals Milos Raonic and Dominic Thiem when his compatriot Reid made the same victory against Argentine Gustavo Fernndez in the men’s wheelchair of the Ariake wheelchair games. Tennis Park on Wednesday.

When asked if the obvious gameplay in Tsitsipass would happen in a degraded version of the sport, Reid said: I don’t think so. Certainly not in the men’s series anyway. Everyone respects each other and we play with each other in almost every event. I don’t know if you can do that and show your face next time. Fortunately, that is not a problem for us.

Reid came 4-0 down in the opening round and beat Fernndez 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 and stays on course to maintain the championship he won in Rio five years ago. In the semi-finals on Thursday, he will face world number one and home favorite Shingo Kunieda. The 29-year-old has also reached the second consecutive singles final in Tokyo alongside his teammate Alfie Hewett.

Elsewhere on Wednesday, Rebecca Redfern won silver in the exciting women’s SB13 100m breaststroke final, which is a particularly significant achievement given that 21-year-old boy Patrick is only 14 months old.

I’m excited to go home and meet my little boy, really happy, Redfern said. I was so nervous that all this anxious energy came out during the first 50 meters, he said. And when I brought it home, my body seemed to go out after 10 meters and I was just really trying to push it.

Sagittarius also had a bronze medal Victoria Rumary in the women’s W1 individual competition and table tennis in the women’s class 4-5 team Sue Bailey and Meg Shackleton and the men’s class 8 team Aaron McKibbin, Billy Shilton and Ross Wilson.

Also in table tennis, Will Bayley advanced alongside the men’s class 6-7 team event gold medal match Paul Karabardak. The British pair had to come from behind after losing 2-2 with Spaniard Jordi Morales and lvaro Valera.

Bayley, a former rival in Strictly Come Dancing who had to settle for silver in seven singles on Sunday, later defeated world champion Morales 3-0, while sixth-class bronze medalist Karabardak won world number one Valera 3-2.

Paul played as he is and how he played in singles, I had no doubt he could beat Valera. But the way he defeated him is a legend, Bayley said. I feel like I’m playing in my best form and I believe we can beat anyone.

Paralympic GB men’s basketball team won Canada 66-52 and set up a semifinal host against Japan on Friday.