How this kid became an Australian sporting legend

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A look backmost astatine 1 of the large Aussie sporting careers of each time

By Matt Bungard|12:42am Nov 09, 2021

A prima  is born

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A prima is born

A archetypal sighting of Dylan Alcott connected a tennis court, pictured present astatine the 2002 Australian Open. He was past 11 years old.

The hoops  champion

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The hoops champion

As a teenager, Alcott took to wheelchair basketball. The determination paid disconnected astir instantly erstwhile helium won golden with Australia arsenic a 17-year-old astatine the Beijing Paralympics successful 2008.

A 2nd  Paralympic campaign

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A 2nd Paralympic campaign

Four years later, Alcott again represented his state successful hoops astatine the Paralympics, with the Aussies winning metallic astatine London 2012. Alcott past Alcott returned to tennis.

First Australian Open campaign

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First Australian Open campaign

In his archetypal Australian Open successful 2014, Alcott participated successful a four-man circular robin tournament, beating Andy Lapthorne but losing to some David Wagner and Lucas Sithole. It would beryllium the lone clip helium failed to triumph the Australian Open successful 8 attempts.

First Australian Open title

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First Australian Open title

A twelvemonth later, Alcott broke done for his maiden expansive slam title. He breezed done the circular robin without dropping a acceptable earlier beating David Wagner 6-2, 6-3 successful the final.

First expansive  slam triumph   abroad

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First expansive slam triumph abroad

In his archetypal overseas effort astatine a major, the 2015 US Open, Alcott bushed Wagner successful a thriller. The American won their circular robin conflict successful consecutive sets but erstwhile the brace faced disconnected again successful the last it was the Australian who prevailed 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Alcott goes back-to-back

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Alcott goes back-to-back

In 2016, Alcott goes back-to-back astatine Melbourne Park. He drops 1 acceptable successful circular robin play but is erstwhile again excessively bully successful the final, beating Wagner 6-2, 6-2.

More gold, this clip  connected  the tennis court

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More gold, this clip connected the tennis court

More Olympic occurrence came successful 2016, but this clip connected the tennis court, alternatively than successful basketball. Alcott was successful superb signifier successful the consecutive knockout tournament, dropping lone 5 games full crossed his archetypal 3 matches. He past bushed Lapthorne successful the final, 6-3, 6-4.

A Newcombe Medal winner

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A Newcombe Medal winner

Later that year, Alcott was awarded the Newcombe Medal, recognising Australia's astir outstanding elite tennis subordinate for the year.

Not lone  a champion, a gentleman

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Not lone a champion, a gentleman

Alcott embraces with chap Aussie Heath Davidson aft beating him successful the circular robin signifier astatine the 2017 Australian Open. Alcott went connected to triumph different final, beating Lapthorne 6-2, 6-2.

One of the faces of tennis

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One of the faces of tennis

When sports collide: Alcott poses with Lleyton Hewitt, Thanasi Kokkinakis, and Nick Kyrgios arsenic good arsenic Melbourne United players Chris Goulding and Casper Ware.

A archetypal  expansive  slam doubles title

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A archetypal expansive slam doubles title

In 2018, Alcott and Davidson interruption done to triumph their archetypal doubles rubric astatine the Australian Open. They would spell connected to repetition successful 2019, 20, and 21.

Sweet revenge successful  a expansive  slam final

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Sweet revenge successful a expansive slam final

Alcott would triumph the singles rubric arsenic well, beating Wagner 7-6, 6-1 successful the final. It was revenge aft the American got the amended of him successful the circular robin signifier successful what was Alcott's last-ever decision successful Melbourne.

Teaching Arnie a happening  oregon  two

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Teaching Arnie a happening oregon two

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays wheelchair tennis with Alcott during the Arnold Sports Festival successful Melbourne.

Breaking caller   crushed  astatine  Wimbledon

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Breaking caller crushed astatine Wimbledon

History was made successful 2018 erstwhile the All England Club held a Quad Doubles accumulation lucifer for the archetypal time. The Quad part had not played successful either Wimbledon oregon Roland Garros until that moment. Alcott and Sithole mislaid the lucifer to Lapthorne and Wagner, 6-2, 6-3.

Another doubles triumph

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Another doubles triumph

Davidson and Alcott spell back-to-back successful the Australian Open doubles successful 2019 successful an epic final. After winning the archetypal acceptable the Aussies dropped a 2nd acceptable tiebreaker to Lapthorne and Wagner, 8-6. The lucifer went to a ace tiebreaker arsenic a effect wherever the brace prevailed, 12-10.

The expansive  slam titles support  coming

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The expansive slam titles support coming

An affectional Alcott acknowledgment the assemblage aft his 2019 singles triumph successful Melbourne - successful consecutive sets implicit Wagner.

Alcott wins archetypal  rubric  astatine  Roland-Garros

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Alcott wins archetypal rubric astatine Roland-Garros

Later that year, Alcott yet gets his accidental connected clay arsenic Roland-Garros denote quads volition beryllium successful the tourney for the archetypal time. He made the astir of the opportunity, beating Wagner successful the final.

Doubles delight astatine  Roland-Garros

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Doubles delight astatine Roland-Garros

Although they were foes successful the 2019 Roland-Garros singles final, Wagner and Alcott teamed up to triumph the doubles against Ymanitu Silva and Koji Sugeno, 6-3, 6-3.

A prima  connected  the surface  arsenic  good   arsenic  the court

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A prima connected the surface arsenic good arsenic the court

After proving to beryllium a enactment of caller aerial connected that year's Open sum arsenic good arsenic successful different endeavours, Alcott was awarded the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent astatine the 2019 Logies.

A Wimbledon imagination  realised

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A Wimbledon imagination realised

Wimbledon was the lone slam near for Alcott to conquer, which helium did successful benignant successful 2019. He and Lapthorne won the doubles rubric implicit Sugeno and Wagner, 6-2, 7-6.

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