Tokito Oda and Yui Kamiji are the top seeds in the US Open wheelchair tournaments
Top-ranked Tokito Oda will try to complete a calendar year Grand Slam when he leads the men's singles field in the U.S. Open wheelchair tournament. Yui Kamiji, also of Japan, the first woman from her country to complete a career Grand Slam in wheelchair, is the top seed in women's singles. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the 16-player fields for men's singles, women's singles and quad…
Tokito Oda and Yui Kamiji have been named the top seeds for the U.S. Open wheelchair tournament, with Oda aiming to complete a calendar year Grand Slam and Kamiji becoming the first woman from Japan to do so. Oda, 20, recently won his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open and has since claimed all major tournaments this year, while Kamiji achieved this feat by defeating 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Diede de Groot at Wimbledon.
The U.S. Tennis Association has released the 16-player fields for men's singles, women's singles, quad singles, and doubles competitions, with Alfie Hewett from Britain ranked second in men's singles and de Groot, the second seed in New York, seeking her seventh U.S. Open singles trophy. Niels Vink of the Netherlands is the top seed in the quad division, aiming to finish a sweep of this year's Grand Slam titles.
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