Tokito Oda, of Japan, reacts after defeating Gustavo Fernandez, of Argentina, in the wheelchair men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)
Yui Kamiji, of Japan, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Li Xiaohui, of China, in the wheelchair women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Tokito Oda, of Japan, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Gustavo Fernandez, of Argentina, in the wheelchair men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Yui Kamiji, of Japan, reacts after defeating Li Xiaohui, of China, in the wheelchair women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Tokito Oda, of Japan, reacts after defeating Gustavo Fernandez, of Argentina, in the wheelchair men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)
Tokito Oda, of Japan, reacts after defeating Gustavo Fernandez, of Argentina, in the wheelchair men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Tokito Oda and Yui Kamiji, both of Japan, took home the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 wheelchair titles at the U.S. Open on Saturday.
Oda collapsed in tears after his two-hour, 12-minute victory over his doubles partner, Gustavo Fern谩ndez, which ended in a score of 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (11). The duo won the men鈥檚 wheelchair doubles title together on Friday.
Oda鈥檚 win gives him his first U.S. Open title, the last title the 19-year-old needed to complete the Golden Slam, achieved after winning each of the four major tournaments and at the Paralympic Games.
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鈥淭his result is what I imagined every day after the Wimbledon,鈥 he said, referencing his title at the All England Club. 鈥(This) match was maybe (the) craziest of my career.鈥
On the women鈥檚 side, Kamiji rallied to beat Xiaohui Li of China 0-6, 6-1, 6-3 for her 10th Grand Slam singles title.
鈥淚t was a little bit tricky match,鈥 Kamiji said. 鈥(Li) has power and she has good serve, so it was a little bit struggle at the beginning. But I鈥檓 really happy to adjust at the end.鈥
In the quad competition, No. 1 Niels Vink took down No. 2 and fellow Dutch countryman Sam Schroder, 6-1, 7-5.
Oda and Fern谩ndez came out on top of the men鈥檚 doubles draw, while Li and her partner Ziying Wang topped the women鈥檚.
In the junior wheelchair draws, American Sabina Czausz took the girls title and Maximilian Taucher of Austria took the boys. Both singles champions also snagged their respective junior doubles titles, Czausz with Seira Matsuoka and Taucher with Ruben Harris.
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