With the number of dead and kidnapped on his arm: Guy Sassoon was crowned the runner-up of the Barcelona tournament in wheelchair tennis

2023-10-28 22:50:35

Last update: 28.10.2023 | 11:50 p.m

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Paralympic tennis player Guy Sassoon won second place today (Saturday) in the Barcelona tournament in wheelchair tennis (in the quad category) after being defeated in the final by Nils Vink, the Dutchman ranked 1 in the world. In addition, Sasson won the doubles tournament championship together with Rampedi from South Africa. Sasson played in the tournament with the following written on his arm: Netzah Yisrael will not lie with the number of dead and kidnapped.

Sasson, ranked seventh in the world, made the first round because of his high ranking. At the quarter-final stage, Sasson beat Ali Atman of Troki 1:6, 1:6. In the semi-finals, Sasson defeated the South African Donland Rampedi, his partner for the doubles tournament, with the result 1:6, 1:6. In the final match Sasson met the Dutchman Nils Vink, Sasson won the first set 1:6, but the Dutchman equalized and reversed the result with a victory in both sets 3:6, 2:6.

Sasson will stay in Spain and compete later this week in the prestigious Masters tournament in the city of Barcelona. Sassoon was seeded in the No. 1 house with South African Donland Rampadi ranked No. 5, Australian Hyde Davidson ranked No. 4 in the world and Nils Vink of the Netherlands ranked No. 1 in the world.