FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Tennis - Quad Singles Semifinal - Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, Japan - August 31, 2021. Dylan Alcott of Australia reacts during the match against Niels Vink of the Netherlands. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wheelchair tennis world number one Dylan Alcott will bid for a record-extending eighth successive Australian Open title at his home Grand Slam before bowing out of the sport, he said on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old Melbourne man will look to go out on a high after having completed the "Golden Slam" in 2021, winning all four of the quad singles titles at the Grand Slams and a second successive Paralympics gold at Tokyo.
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