Wheelchair tennis superstar's astonishing feat

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Dutch fable Diede de Groot extended her winning streak to 9 consecutive expansive slam titles erstwhile she overcame a dilatory commencement to bushed Yui Kamiji of Japan 0-6, 6-2, 6-2 successful the women’s wheelchair singles last astatine the Australian Open connected Saturday.

It was de Groot's 5th Australian Open rubric and 17th expansive slam singles trophy overall. Kamiji was the past subordinate to bushed de Groot — much than 2 years ago.

In the quad singles final, No.2-seeded Sam Schroder bushed chap Dutchman and top-seeded Niels Vink 6-2, 7-5. It was Schroder's 4th expansive slam title.

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Vink and Schroder person dominated the quad part since the status of Australian Dylan Alcott aft the Australian Open past year, and the Dutch duo were playing for a 4th consecutive expansive slam quad title.

Top-seeded Alfie Hewett of Britain bushed No.3 Tokito Oda of Japan 6-3, 6-1 successful the men's singles final. Hewett, a runner-up astatine Melbourne Park successful 2021 and 2022, won his seventh expansive slam singles title.

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