Pair complete wheelchair Golden Slam

de Groot of the Netherlands won the wheelchair women’s singles title at the U.S. Open to complete a Golden Slam: all four majors plus Paralympic gold.

De Groot defeated Yui Kamiji 6-3, 6-2 in Louis Armstrong Stadium to complete the feat, which has been possible only since 2016, when Wimbledon introduced wheelchair singles.

Up next was Dylan Alcott of Australia, who completed his own Golden Slam in quad singles, beating Niels Vink 7-5, 6-2.

The 24-year-old De Groot thanked the Open for showcasing her final in one of its biggest stadiums: “That’s the kind of attitude that we need as wheelchair tennis players: to play on the big stage.”

Alcott, who hinted he’ll retire at age 30, shared that sentiment. “Hopefully changing the lives of millions of people with disabilities around the world, that they can see themselves on the big stage doing what they love,” Alcott said.