By James CrookJune 16 - Four of Britain's top disabled tennis players have been in action on the new Ann Jones Centre Court at the Edgbaston Priory Club, entertaining crowds with an exhibition match following the women's singles final at the Aegon Classic.

Fresh from competing on clay at Roland Garros last month, Reid and Shuker now turn their attention to

keep raising awareness of wheelchair tennis," said Reid, who reached his first Grand Slam final at Roland

Garros in the doubles event.Last year's Wimbledon women's doubles runner-up Shuker said: "It was actually

line-ups confirmedJune 2013: Debutant Reid sets up semi-final clash against defending champion at Roland

GarrosJune 2013: Wheelchair tennis stars gear up for Roland GarrosApril 2013: Deaflympian

deadly duo of Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda, who are fresh from taking the men's doubles crown at Roland

Garros last week.

The Frenchman Houdet came out on top in the men's singles final at Roland Garros against Kunieda, the

Garros champions Aniek van Koot and Jiske Griffioen will go for their third Grand Slam of the year at

Garros Vink teams up with France's Frederic Cattaneo, who also tasted defeat in the final at Roland

Garros in 2012.The formidable Dutch duo of Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot will also be looking to

build on their win at Roland Garros in the women's doubles, and they could face the pair they defeated

Stephane Houdet defeated his Japanese world number one-ranked rival Shingo Kunieda in the French Open at Roland

Garros in the men's singles final, before teaming up with him to also win the doubles event.

Garros against Britain's Gordon Reid and Ronald Vink of the Netherlands.But it did not start the way

experienced top-seeded pair gained their focus and took a win over three sets - their first win at Roland

Garros together since 2010.Sabine Ellerbrock fought hard to win her first ever Grand Slam title at Roland

Garros."

2013: Wheelchair tennis stars gear up for Roland Garros

champion Stephane Houdet in the final of the men's singles wheelchair tennis event in the French Open at Roland

Garros after they successfully navigated tricky ties in the semi-finals.

Japanese player Kunieda defeated world number three Maikel Scheffers in a repeat of the 2011 final at Roland

Garros, but was made to work hard by the Dutchman, who came back from three games down in both sets,

win.In the men's doubles, Houdet and Kunieda will team up in search of their second title together at Roland

Garros, as they meet second seeds Reid and Dutchman Ronald Vink in the final.The formidable Dutch duo

stories: June 2013: Debutant Reid sets up semi-final clash against defending champion at Roland

Michael Jeremiasz on his singles Grand Slam debut in the wheelchair tennis event in the French Open at Roland

Garros, setting up a date with defending champion Stephane Houdet in tomorrow's semi-finals after he

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singles world number twoMay 2013: British wheelchair tennis players Shuker and Reid qualify for Roland

Garros

CrookJune 4 - An action-packed programme is expected on the first day of the wheelchair tennis event at Roland

Garros in Paris tomorrow, with the world's second and fourth best ranked players facing off in the opening

meetings.World number one Shingo Kunieda of Japan, who has lost in the final of the last two events at Roland

Garros, will get his campaign underway against Stefan Olsson of Sweden, who is ranked number seven in

his hometown.British youngster Gordon Reid will get his first taste of a Grand Slam singles event at Roland

Ellerbrock takes on fellow German Katharina Kruger , and South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane makes her Roland

Garros debut against Sharon Walraven of the Netherlands.Contact the writer of this story at james.crook

By James CrookMay 19 - Serena Williams breezed past Victoria Azarenka in straight sets at the Italian Open in Rome to secure her fourth successive title victory and extend her run of unbeaten matches to 24, ensuring that she will be a strong favourite for the French Open next week.

Michigan-born star for over a decade.Serena Williams is the hot favourite for the women's singles title at Roland

Garros after securing her fourth successive tournament winHer solitary French Open title came in 2002

major setback to her preparations and Williams in the form of her life, she will undoubtedly go to Roland

Garros as the major favourite for the women's singles title.The French Open is due to underway in Paris

players Lucy Shuker and Gordon Reid (pictured left) have secured their places at next month's event at Roland

Garros, which will have two British players competing for the first time.

Garros but it also depended on the results of other players, too, so I just had to take it a match a

Britain's top-ranked female player Lucy Shuker will also be competing at Roland Garros, as her current

Paris.Lucy Shuker will make her first appearance at Roland Garros in four years at next month's tournament"I've

really enjoyed playing at Roland Garros in the past and I can't wait to get back there again as it's

The wheelchair tennis event at Roland Garros is due to take place from June 5 until 7.

By James CrookFebruary 17 - Former world number one Rafael Nadal showed glimpses of the form which led him to 11 Grand Slam-titles as he defeated Argentine David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3, to claim his first title since returning from a seven-month injury lay-off at the Brazil Open in Sao Paulo.

this month, before attempting to retain his French Open title in May and take his tally of titles at Roland

Garros to an unprecedented eight.Rafa Nadal claims his first title since returning from injury at the

By Emily GoddardDecember 12 - Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands and France's Stéphane Houdet have been named as the 2012 International Tennis Federation (ITF) wheelchair world champions.

total of 10 singles titles during the year, including the Grand Slam events at the Australian Open and Roland

Garros."

the ITF men's wheelchair world champion He won his first Grand Slam singles title on home soil at Roland

Garros to take over the number one ranked spot, and stayed at the top for the rest of the year.He was

World Champions will receive their awards at the ITF World Champions Dinner on June 4, in Paris, during Roland

By Emily GoddardDecember 11 - Novak Djokovic of Serbia and American Serena Williams are the 2012 International Tennis Federation (ITF) world champions, it has been confirmed.

successfully defended his Australian Open title and won the ATP World Tour Finals, as well as reaching the Roland

Garros and US Open finals."

Garros."

Garros and the US Open, and end the year as the number one ranked team.The duo were also runners-up

Garros, before winning Wimbledon and the US Open."

By Lauren MatteraNovember 3 - The 2012 International Sports Event Management (ISEM) awards ceremony – which has received a record number of entries from this year's most impressive sporting events, including London 2012 – has now officially sold out.

management industry.This year's shortlist includes entries from London 2012, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Roland-Garros

By Mike RowbottomOctober 27 - Longines, the Swiss watch brand which is the official timekeeper for the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup competitions and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, has introduced a new award this season designed to support young competitors - the Longines Rising Ski Stars prize.

at the end of the season.The company already organises the Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament at Roland

Garros for young tennis talents under the age of 13.And, during the Prix de Diane Longines, the company

By David GoldOctober 6 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is unconcerned about the fall out with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) over qualification requirements for the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

trophy"I know when Maria Sharapova was in the trophy presentation after winning the French Open at Roland

Garros, the Russian flag was raised."

By David GoldJuly 8 - There were surprises at the Wimbledon wheelchair tennis tournament as both the women's and men's doubles titles were won by outsiders.

It's an incredible feeling to win our first Grand Slam together and to win my second Slam after I won Roland

Garros in 2010 with Dani di Toro," said van Koot."