Wilson keeps Aussie tennis dreams alive

IF Australian tennis is looking for a new flagbearer in the wake of Lleyton Hewitt’s unfortunate first round exit at Wimbledon earlier in the week, they could do much, much worse than turn to Kathryn Wilson.

While Aussie dreams of a successful Hewitt defence of his title on the grass of the All-England Club hit the dust on Monday, Wilson was busy working her way into the top grade of competition on the indoor hard-courts of the David Lloyd Riverview Centre, deep in the heart of Dublin 4.

And yesterday, with the divisioning completed and everyone in the Special Olympics tennis competition slotted into the draw at the appropriate level, Wilson set about restoring Aussie pride after a bruising week on the sporting circuit.