Dutch legend Diede de Groot has claimed a ninth consecutive grand slam title, beating Japan’s Yui Kamiji within the Australian Open girls’s wheelchair singles last.
De Groot began slowly on Saturday however recovered to provide a 0-6 6-2 6-2 victory that secured her fifth main triumph in Melbourne.
It was her seventeenth grand slam singles title general.
It wasn’t a superb day for Japanese finalists, with third seed Tokito Oda overwhelmed 6-3 6-1 by British high seed Alfie Hewett within the males’s wheelchair singles decider.
In the quad singles last, second seed Sam Schroder beat top-seeded Niels Vink 6-2 7-5.
It was the fourth consecutive grand slam assembly between the Dutch pair since Australian legend Dylan Alcott’s retirement final yr.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
