{
  "id": 7060992,
  "title": "Tennis: Kamiji US Open women's wheelchair winner, Oda men's runner-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/tennis-kamiji-us-open-womens-wheelchair-winner-oda-mens-runner-up",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T04:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260913/p2g/00m/0sp/016000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nIn 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.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japan's Yui Kamiji won back-to-back U.S. Open women's wheelchair tennis singles titles, while compatriot Tokito Oda was stopped in",
  "key_points": [
    "Yui Kamiji wins 4th US Open title in wheelchair tennis",
    "Tokito Oda loses to Alfie Hewett in men's singles",
    "Match held on August 1"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Kamiji's US Open win cements her position as a leading player in women's wheelchair tennis, while Oda's men's singles loss dashes his hopes for a rare calendar Grand Slam achievement.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Japan's Kamiji Wins U.S. Open Women's Wheelchair Tennis Title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/japans-kamiji-wins-u-s-open-womens-wheelchair-tennis-title",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:26:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}