29-06-2025
Tennis ace claims doubles title as Wimbledon preparations continue
DORSET tennis ace Lucy Shuker continues her Wimbledon preparations in perfect fashion after defending her Eastbourne Open title.
The British wheelchair number one and Olympic medallist was crowned Lexus Eastbourne Open Women's Wheelchair Doubles champion on Sunday.
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Along with her Dutch partner, Diede De Groot, the pair ran out comfortable winners, beating Chilean Macarena Cabrillana and fellow Brit Cornelia Oosthuizen 6-0, 6-1 in the final.
Prior to the final the winning duo had fought through a tough semi final against Colombian Angelica Bernal and Chinese player Zhenzhen Zhu.
Shuker and De Groot had to come from behind after losing the first set 7-5 before claiming the second set 6-1. The deciding set was a gruelling test but Shuker and De Groot finally came out on top 10-7.
Shuker, who lives in Three-Legged Cross and is sponsored by Weymouth firm Titan Manufacturing will now go into her final tournament before Wimbledon when she competes in the LTA's Lexus British Open Roehampton.
The competition runs from Monday, June 30 to Friday, July 4 at the Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre.
She will then get her Wimbledon campaign underway on Tuesday 8 to Sunday July 13
