S. Korean tennis player becomes 1st deaf player to win on ATP Tour
- 5 years ago
이덕희, 청각 장애 선수 최초로 ATP 투어 단식 본선 승리
Korean tennis player Lee Duck-hee... made history,…by becoming the first deaf athlete to to win an ATP Tour main draw match on Monday.
The 21-year-old, ranked below 2-hundreth in the world, beat Switzerland's Henri Laaksonen at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.
Lee fired nine aces on his way to claiming the groundbreaking victory.
It's a feat nothing short of amazing, as he is unable to hear calls from the line judges or the umpire, and relies on signals and gestures to communicate.
The Korean phenom will face 3rd seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, next.
Korean tennis player Lee Duck-hee... made history,…by becoming the first deaf athlete to to win an ATP Tour main draw match on Monday.
The 21-year-old, ranked below 2-hundreth in the world, beat Switzerland's Henri Laaksonen at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.
Lee fired nine aces on his way to claiming the groundbreaking victory.
It's a feat nothing short of amazing, as he is unable to hear calls from the line judges or the umpire, and relies on signals and gestures to communicate.
The Korean phenom will face 3rd seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, next.