ALCOTT SLAMS DOWN BEER
AUSTRALIA’S Dylan Alcott completed a wheelchair tennis Golden Slam capturing another title at the US Open – and he celebrated in style, downing a beer from his trophy during a change of ends as Novak Djokovic took on Daniil Medvedev in the men’s final.
Top seed Alcott defeated Dutchman Niels Vink 7-5, 6-2 in 75 minutes in the quad singles wheelchair final, becoming the first man to win all four grand slams and Paralympic gold in the same year.
Alcott won his second consecutive Paralympics title in Tokyo.
“I can’t believe I just won the Golden Slam,” Alcott said following his win.
“I used to hate myself so much, I hated my disability, I didn’t even want to be here anymore.
“I found tennis and it changed and saved my life.
“Now I’ve become the only male ever in any form of tennis to win the Golden Slam which is pretty cool.”
Alcott was totally dominant in his quad singles quest from his first game in New York, failing to drop a set on the way to the US Open title.
He becomes the first man in history to complete a golden slam, joining Steffi Graf who achieved the feat in the women’s singles in 1988.