Lapthorne and Norfolk win second Australian Open title

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Peter Norfolk (left) and Andy Lapthorne
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Norfolk and Lapthorne won their first Australian Open doubles title last year

Britain's Andy Lapthorne and Peter Norfolk have retained their Australian Open quad doubles wheelchair title.

The duo, who last year became the first Brits to win a grand slam doubles, beat Israel's Noam Gershony and David Wagner of the United States 6-4 6-2.

In the second of three quad singles round-robin games, four-time Australian Open champion Norfolk beat Gershony 6-3 6-0 to record his second victory.

But Lapthorne was beaten 6-0 7-6 (7-5) by world number one Wagner.

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