FLUSHING MEADOWS
Wheelchair tennis star in urgent need of help getting to US Open
Kgothatso Montjane and Wheelchair Tennis SA lost the support of Acsa 18 months ago
South African wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane has qualified for August’s US Open but does not know how she is going to get to Flushing Meadows in New York. Wheelchair Tennis SA (WTSA) officials are scrambling to raise funds for her trip and coach since they lost the support of Airports Company SA (Acsa) 18 months ago. If Montjane does not find a sponsor, she may have to miss the tournament. "I don’t even know how I am going to get to the US, but I am hopeful that I will be there and represent the country with pride as usual‚" said Montjane‚ who has already played at the Australian Open‚ French Open and Wimbledon in 2018. "I don’t like talking about the future because of the challenges I am having without sponsorship. I cannot really say what the future holds for me. I just take it one day as it comes." Montjane was alone in England when she played at Wimbledon recently after travelling to the tournament without her coach. She said her coach’s absence made her preparations ...
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