Israeli tennis player wins quarterfinal at Paris Paralympics

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Israeli wheelchair tennis player Guy Sasson competes in men's quad singles at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on August 31, 2024. (Keren Isaacson)
Israeli wheelchair tennis player Guy Sasson competes in men's quad singles at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on August 31, 2024. (Keren Isaacson)

Israeli tennis player Guy Sasson beats the UK’s Gregory Slade in the men’s quad singles quarterfinal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, advancing to the semifinal.

If Sasson wins his semifinal match tomorrow, he will be guaranteed either a silver or gold medal in the final match scheduled for Thursday.

Sasson, 44, was injured in a 2015 snowboarding accident that left him in a wheelchair. He won the 2024 French Open in June in Paris, his first major singles title.

Earlier today, Israeli swimmer Veronika Guirenko qualified for tonight’s final in the women’s 50m backstroke in the S3 disability class.

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