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Turkish quad wheelchair star Kaplan advances to Australian Open semifinals
Ahmet Kaplan secures straight-sets victory over Brazil’s Leandro Pena in quarterfinals, setting up semifinal clash with Dutch Sam Schroder
Huseyin Burak Demirer and Fatma Zehra Solmaz |
29.01.2026 - Update : 29.01.2026
ANKARA / ISTANBUL
Türkiye's world No. 4 Ahmet Kaplan has reached the semifinals of the quad wheelchair category at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.
Kaplan faced Brazil’s Leandro Pena in the quarterfinals in Melbourne on Thursday and secured a straight-sets victory, 7-6, 6-2, after an intense 90-minute match.
With this win, Kaplan will meet Dutch second seed Sam Schroder in the semifinals.
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