Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 13 December 2024 | Camille Russo
The 2025 Australian Wheelchair Summer Series will welcome more than 88 players from over 18 countries to Victoria in January.
To officially open the event, local Hume player and 15-year-old Australian Open wildcard holder Jin Woodman joined Paralympian Heath Davidson in launching the Summer of Wheelchair Tennis at the Hume Tennis and Community Centre.
The summer wheelchair events include the Victorian Wheelchair Tennis Open (ITF1) from 6-10 January, the Melbourne Wheelchair Open (Super Series) from 12-17 January and the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships (Grand Slam) from 20-25 January.
“I always love coming out to Hume and playing in the two weeks leading into the AO,” said Davidson.
“Tennis Australia has a good grassroots pathway program. In the last three years we’ve won two World Team Cups in the juniors and this year we came second. It’s a credit to all the young players coming through this pathway like Jin – …