Jordanne Whiley sets sights on Wimbledon
Jordanne Whiley says her confidence is high for Wimbledon after wrapping up her second Roland Garros doubles title with Japanese partner Yui Kamiji.
Halesowen's Whiley made up for semi-final defeat in the wheelchair singles event with a thrilling tie-break triumph alongside Kamiji.
The pair were pushed all the way by Dutch top seeds Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot. But from 5-3 down in the deciding tie-break, Whiley and Kamiji won seven of the next eight points to successfully regain the title they won for the first time in 2014.
They are now seven-time Grand Slam doubles champions, having won two Australian Opens, two French titles, two Wimbledon titles and one US Open crown.
"It's been a very successful week in the end with another Grand Slam title and finishing off with an ace," said Whiley, the reigning US Open women's singles champion, who also beat world No.1 Griffioen earlier in the week to reach the singles semi-finals.
"I put myself in with a really good chance to be in the singles final here and even though I didn't make it, I feel positive about how my game is going and I'll take more positives than negatives out of this week.
"I'm really confident for Wimbledon now and even though the grass can be tough, like clay, I can't wait to play singles and doubles there and do everyone proud."
