Marc McCarroll

Marc McCarroll is a Harrow-born British wheelchair tennis player who won the British Open in 2014.

Early life

McCarroll was born to a family of athletes. In 2003, he was injured in a car accident and two years later took up wheelchair tennis. Prior to the accident he was a semi-professional footballer. He is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.

Career

In 2012, he won against Gordon Reid at South African Open in three sets: 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.
In 2014 while playing doubles along with Kanako Domori of Japan, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Championship. Previously, he defeated another Japanese player named Takuya Miki. Currently, he is scheduled to play against Shingo Kunieda, another player from the same country.