Rob Shaw’s quest to succeed in all 4 Grand Slam finals stalled as soon as once more on the Australian Open in 2025. The Canadian wheelchair star was eradicated within the quad doubles semifinals for the third yr in a row in Melbourne on Thursday by second seeds Andy Lapthorne of Nice Britain and Sam Schroder of the Netherlands.
Taking part in alongside native favorite Heath Davidson, Shaw had reached the ultimate 4 with a straightforward win over Diego Perez and David Wagner 6-0, 6-2 within the quarter-finals. Nonetheless, the Canadian-Aussie couldn’t resolve the second seeds within the semis, bowing out with a 6-1, 6-2 loss.
Shaw reached the US Open quad doubles remaining in 2022 and the finals of each Roland-Garros and Wimbledon in 2023. The Australian Open stays the one main the place he has not reached the title match.
Lapthorne and Schroder set the tone early, breaking Davidson within the opening recreation after which breaking Shaw to like as they raced out to a 4-0 lead. Davidson managed to carry to get the pair on the board however the Canadian was damaged once more as he served to remain in it at 1-5.
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The second set began out in an analogous vein, with the British-Dutch crew successful eight of the primary 9 factors to take a 2-0 lead. Nonetheless, Davidson and Shaw mounted a push, breaking for the primary time within the third recreation earlier than the Canadian held to degree the set at 2-2.
Nonetheless, that proved to be the final gasp for the Canadian-Aussie tandem as they solely mustered two extra factors the remainder of the best way. Each Davidson and Shaw had been damaged once more as Lapthorne and Schroder completed off the match in just below an hour.
Shaw additionally competed in singles on the Australian Open however misplaced within the first spherical to world No. 2 Niels Vink in straight units.
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The 35-year-old is coming off a robust 2024 the place he received two singles and 7 doubles titles. Nonetheless, a shoulder harm restricted him to only one match after the Paralympic video games in August. He bounced again effectively to begin 2025, reaching back-to-back doubles finals in his first two occasions of the yr earlier than the semifinal loss on the Australian Open.
With Shaw’s defeat, Gabriela Dabrowski is the one Canadian left on the yr’s first main. She and Erin Routliffe will meet Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko within the semifinals of the ladies’s doubles on Friday in Melbourne.
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