Japan's Kamiji Wins U.S. Open Women's Wheelchair Tennis Title
New York, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Yui Kamiji won the U.S. Open women's wheelchair tennis singles title on Saturday, securing her second straight U.S. Open title and marking her 13th Grand Slam singles title. In Saturday's wheelchair women's singles final at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, top seed Kamiji beat second seed Diede de Groot of the Netherlands...
Japan's Yui Kamiji claimed her fourth U.S. Open title and second consecutive major in wheelchair tennis singles, defeating second-seeded Dutch player Diede de Groot 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. The top seed expressed her satisfaction with her performance and her ability to keep her opponent off balance with her shot selection.
In contrast, Japan's Tokito Oda failed to secure a calendar Grand Slam in men's wheelchair singles as he lost to second-seeded Alfie Hewett of Britain 6-0, 7-6. Oda, 20 years old, admitted that he felt unable to unleash his full power and play the way he desired during the match.
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