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Maidenhead’s Andy Lapthorne’s run in the quad singles wheelchair tennis event at Wimbledon was ended at the semi-final stage on Friday by world number 2 Sam Schroder.

Having overcome Gonzalo Enrique Lazarte of Argentina in straights sets (7-5, 6-2) earlier in the week, Lapthorne looked in good form heading into his final four showdown with Schroder on Friday.

However, in just 49 minutes he was back in the locker room off the back of a 6-1, 6-1 defeat.

Schroder went on to lose 6-1, 6-3 to compatriot -and world number 1 Niels Vink in the final on Saturday.

Lapthorne, the 2019 quad singles champion at Wimbledon, struggled to match the quality of shots being produced by Schroder in the semi-final. The Dutchman hit 27 winners to Lapthorne’s eight and won 54 points throughout the match compared to Lapthorne’s 29.

It was a disappointing conclusion to a week that promised so much for Lapthorne, however, he has now moved back up to being British number 1 in the quad singles. The wheelchair rankings are published and updated on a weekly basis, with Lapthorne’s performances at Wimbledon lifting him to seventh with compatriot Greg Slade dropping to 11th in the world.

Slade had bowed out at the quarter finals stage of the quad singles after losing to world number 1 Vink (6-0, 6-3).

Vink proved unstoppable in the singles this year, and beat Schroder 6-1, 6-3 in the final on Saturday.

Schroder produced a more error-strewn display, but Vink took control from the start, winning 71 per cent of his first serve points and reeling off 67 points to Schroder’s 39 across the match.

Lapthorne was also in quad doubles action with Slade, but the Paralympic silver medallists from Paris in 2024 bowed out in the semi-finals after losing in straight sets to second seeds Schroder and Jin Woodman of Australia.

The British pair had got the better of Schroder and Woodman at the British Open in Roehampton just prior to Wimbledon, fighting back to win that one in dramatic circumstances. But the second seeds edged the first set 6-4 and then stepped up their levels to win the second set 6-1.

The second seeds were no match for Vink and Guy Sasson in the final, losing in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. Vink and Sasson have proved almost unstoppable in the quad doubles of late, winning the last six Grand Slam finals.

This year, Wimbledon celebrated 50 years of competitive Wheelchair Tennis at the tournament.

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Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Club recently hosted Andy Lapthorne for a special content shoot with Marleybones Partners.

The shoot took place on the lawns at the club in Summerleaze Park, with the 18-time Grand Slam champion joined by his dog Bernie – who enjoys Marleybones’ nutritious meals on daily basis.

The shoot captured Andy and Bernie together alongside Marleybones’ fresh dog food, celebrating the importance of nutrition, wellbeing and the bond between owner and dog,

The Marleybones team thanked Andy for his time and the manager of Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Club, Richard Mole for their warm welcome and support through the day.

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