The 21-year-old from Long Eaton went out in the first round of the women's wheelchair singles
Nottingham's Abbie Breakwell is determined to accentuate the positives of her Paralympic debut in Paris.
"It was definitely a match going that I thought I had a possibility of winning," said Breakwell, who is part of Aldi’s Nearest and Dearest programme in partnership with ParalympicsGB, helping to maximise support and minimise potential distractions for athletes so that they can focus on their performance.
"I had a lot of opportunities there to gain games and I just didn’t quite take them. I’ve only been playing nine years, and this is my first ever Paralympics. To be here is just an honour in itself. French Open venue Roland Garros is the first Slam home to host the Games, London 2012 was held in Lee Valley rather than Wimbledon, which staged the Olympics a few weeks earlier.
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