Former Wimbledon doubles champ Moodie set for Irish Open

WIMBLEDON doubles champion in 2005, Wesley Moodie has confirmed his participation in the Shelbourne Men’s Irish Open tennis championships next month.

Moodie will compete at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in the $50,000 (about €37,000) ATP Challenger event, which starts on Monday, July 2.

Moodie and his doubles partner, Australian Stephen Huss, made history at Wimbledon when they became the first pair to win the doubles title having come through the pre-tournament qualifiers. The giant South African has a career-high doubles ranking of 17.