New York: No one has won a golden slam in a wheelchair tennis until Sunday, when it happened twice.
And Dylan Alcott had never celebrated his way he did after his victory.
Alcott and DieDe de Groot both won US titles, adding them to their victory this year at the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon, along with their gold medal in Paralympics.
They were respected during the final of the men between Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.
Alcott lifted his trophy, pouring beer cans into it, and then dripped him when the crowd roared.
Why isn’t it done well @dlanalcott https://t.co/jtekxwedko- Blake Johnson (@ blohlohnson) 1631491349000tia Australia said he always drank beer from the trophy when he won the grand slam title, and said he had around 20 after his winner’s victory Then in Tokyo.
“I just haven’t done it in front of 20,000 people and 50 million people watch,” Alcott said.
“There was no chance I would not skull the beer at Arthur Ashe after I only won the Golden Slam.” I saw me smiling from Novak and Medvedev, a good action.
I don’t want to be a beer in New York tonight, because you will be destroyed.
Certainly.
” Wow – Golden Slam was officially finished.
I do not expect.
We did it.
We really did it! https://t.co/PNCMVS8TGC- Dylan Alcott (@Derdancott) 1631480531000alcott Beat Niels Vink of the Netherlands 7-5, 6-2 to win the Quad Singles division.
De Groot Topped No.
2 Seed Yui Kamiji from Japan 6-3, 6-2 in the women’s singles final.
His celebration was calmer, but the same slam meaningful for 24-year-old children from the Netherlands.
“Being the first to really get the title is so special,” De Groot said.
“I think I will never forget it.” Goldy moments for Diede de Groot! The 🇳🇱 Legend completes the Golden Slam by winning #USOpen https://t.co/9xSigxufya- US Open Tennis (@Usopen) 1631467740000STFFI GraK, In 1988, has become the only tennis player to win the four grand slam titles plus medals Gold in the same year.
Recently it became possible on a wheelchair tour, with Wimbledon did not add a wheelchair tournament until 2016.
De Groot got his first victory on Sunday before Alcott, a 30-year-old child who won the Gold Paralympic medal at Basketball in 2008 before turning to tennis , followed by him.
“There is no man who has won a golden slam.
No one has ever had the opportunity to,” Alcott said.
“I have that opportunity.
Special moments.
I trained my whole life for it.
So I really enjoyed that experience.
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