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UK take gold in the wheelchair tennis

The UK team of Alex Krol and Andy McErlean clinched gold in the wheelchair tennis final by defeating New Zealand 6-1.

Team UK wheelchair tennis players Alex Krol and Andrew McErlean with their golds.

They broke Glenn Barnes' serve to race into a 3-0 lead.

Barnes and partner David Sherriff hit back by breaking the serve of McErlean to take the fourth game.

But that was the only time they managed to get on the scoreboard, as Krol and McErlean took the next three games in a row.