Paris, France, 9 June 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Two of Australia’s main deaf and laborious of listening to athletes loved a “once-in-a-lifetime alternative” at Roland Garros 2024.
Glen Flindell and Isabel Cairns represented Australia in an exhibition sequence in opposition to a French staff in Paris yesterday.
“It was a very nice expertise,” mentioned Cairns, who secured a singles victory with out conceding a sport.
The 13-year-old from Melbourne relished the chance to don the inexperienced and gold on a Grand Slam stage.
“I used to be actually excited as a result of I watch all the professionals play right here and now I get to play right here, which is actually superb,” she mentioned.
“I’ve performed lots of clay, however this was most likely the very best clay I’ve performed on.”
Flindell, a 44-year-old from Melbourne, agreed it was a particular expertise.
“It’s one thing I’ll always remember,” Flindell mentioned.
“We acquired to fake to be an expert participant for one or two days.”
The exhibition sequence was determined in a combined doubles rubber, with Cairns and Flindell combining to attain a 6-1 6-2 victory in opposition to their French compatriots.
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Aussies in motion – Roland Garros
Deaf and Arduous of Listening to exhibition sequence
AUSTRALIA d FRANCE 2-1
Males’s singles: Olivier Grave (FRA) d Glen Flindell (AUS) 6-0 6-3
Girls’s singles: Isabel Cairns (AUS) d Caroline Vidal (FRA) 6-0 6-0
Blended doubles: Isabel Cairns/Glen Flindell (AUS) d Jessica Gagnant/Mikael Laurent (FRA) 6-1 6-2
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