Kellerman’s tough run at the Australian Open

WHEELCHAIR tennis player Adam Kellerman had a tough time at the Australian Open and lost both his singles and doubles matches in straight sets.

Kellerman, who is ranked 11th in the world, lost to the sixth best player in the world, Argentinian Gustavo Fernandez 6-2, 6-4 in the singles draw.

He then teamed up with Maikel Scheffers from the Netherlands in the doubles competition but went lost to eventual winners Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer from France 6-0, 6-1.

But the Australian Open is only the first tournament of many this year for Kellerman on the way to his dream of representing Australia at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September.

Qualyfication for the Paralympics is based on world rankings and the points earned by players throughout the year.

Points stay with the player for 12 months and Kellerman said that because he had a slow start to 2015, he is in good shape to qualify for Rio.

“I got all of my points from June onwards becasue I didn’t play well at the start of last year so I don’t have any points to defend,” Kellerman told The AJN.

“I’m inside the qualifying rankings at the moment and I’m pretty confident that I will stay there but I won’t know for sure for a few months.”