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Israel's Sasson snags Paralympics wheelchair tennis bronze

 
 Caption: ISRAEL WHEELCHAIR tennis player Guy Sasson celebrates on the court at Rolabd Garros after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics. (photo credit: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
Caption: ISRAEL WHEELCHAIR tennis player Guy Sasson celebrates on the court at Rolabd Garros after winning a bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics.
(photo credit: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

In the final set, Sasson unleashed his best tennis, taking control and storming to a 6-1 win, sealing his first Paralympics medal.

Israeli Paralympian Guy Sasson rallied for a bronze medal in the wheelchair tennis tournament on Thursday night with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Turkey’s Ahmet Kaplan, securing Israel’s ninth medal in Paris.

Sasson’s impressive journey included victories over Francisco Cayulof of Chile (6-2, 6-3) in the first round and Great Britain’s Gregory Slade (6-2, 6-1) in the quarterfinals. Although he lost in the semifinals to Dutchman Sam Schroder (7-6, 6-4), he redeemed himself in the bronze medal match by coming back from a set down.

The 44-year-old Israeli also won the 2024 French Open Quad Singles event in June, also at Roland Garros. 

Sasson initially struggled against Kaplan, losing his serve and falling behind 1-4. He fought back to 5-5, but Kaplan eventually claimed the first set 7-5, taking a 1-0 lead.

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 Guy Sasson during the men's quad wheelchair singles semifinals at the 2024 French Open, June 6, 2024, in Paris. (credit: Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)
Guy Sasson during the men's quad wheelchair singles semifinals at the 2024 French Open, June 6, 2024, in Paris. (credit: Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

In the second set, the Turkish player continued his dominance, leading 4-1, but a remarkable comeback from Sasson saw him win the set 6-4 and force a deciding third set.

Israel's top athletes

In the final set, Sasson unleashed his best tennis, taking control and storming to a 6-1 win, sealing his first Paralympics medal.

The victory cements Sasson’s place as one of the country’s top Paralympic athletes and he will receive a tax-free bonus of 500,000 shekels for his triumph.

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