Wimbledon: Japan’s Tokito Oda wins wheelchair final

WIMBLEDON, England –

Tokito Oda became the youngest man to win a Wimbledon title in any discipline after defeating Alfie Hewett in the men’s wheelchair final on Sunday.

The 17-year-old Japanese player won 6-4, 6-2 on No. 1 Court to earn his second straight Grand Slam title after also winning the French Open in June.

“I’m still 17. So I want to open a champagne, but I couldn’t,” said Oda. “So I have to drink sparkling water.”

His victory at the French Open, where he also defeated Hewett in the final, made Oda, at 17 years and 33 days, the youngest man to win a Grand Slam singles title in any discipline – excluding juniors.

He was 17 years and 69 days old when he won Wimbledon. Boris Becker was the youngest men’s singles champion at the All England Club in 1985 at 17 years and 228 days.

In the final of the women’s wheelchair doubles, Diede De Groot continued her singles victory by adding another title alongside Jiske Griffioen. The Dutch pair defeated Japan’s Yui Kamiji and South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane 6-1, 6-4.

De Groot defeated Griffioen in Saturday’s singles final for her 11th consecutive Grand Slam title and 19th overall. She now has 17 in doubles, including three at Wimbledon. It was Griffioen’s 15th major doubles title.