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NEW YORK — Diede de Groot won her 12th straight Grand Slam wheelchair singles title on Sunday, defeating Yui Kamiji 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open women’s final.
The Dutch star completed his third consecutive calendar year Grand Slam, including a Golden Slam in 2021, when he also won the Paralympic gold medal. De Groot has won six straight US Open titles and 20 major singles titles overall — not that he’s counting.
“I like to not really worry about it, because you start thinking about, ‘Oh, I want to reach this or I want to reach that,'” he said. “I just really want to focus on my game, and that’s what I’m doing right now. So that’s what I’m proud of. seasons of the year.”
De Groot has not lost a Grand Slam singles match since falling in the French Open semifinals in 2020.