Niels Vink eyes Grand Slam sweep after Roland Garros victory
Dutch wheelchair tennis star Niels Vink won the quad singles title at Roland-Garros, his second Grand Slam of 2026 09 Jun 2026
Dutch wheelchair tennis star Niels Vink claimed the Roland-Garros title for the first time since 2023, defeating Turkiye's Ahmet Kaplan 6-3, 6-4 in a rain-interrupted final on Saturday, 6 June.
The victory adds to an already exceptional season for Vink, who also won the Australian Open earlier this year to complete a career Golden Slam. He also secured the doubles title in Paris alongside Guy Sasson.
“Of course, my dream is to do it all in one year and right now I’m two out of four. (There are) two more to go, so hopefully I can achieve it,” Vink said, according to the International Tennis Federation.
The title marks his ninth Grand Slam victory. The three-time Paralympic champion revealed he had nearly withdrawn from the tournament before traveling to Paris.
“In the beginning of the week, I was mentally totally not ready for the tournament, but I am so happy I could turn it around completely,” Vink shared on Instagram.
“So I want to thank the people around me that helped me with this and win my ninth grand slam title.”
Returning to the top
In the women's singles, Diede de Groot captured her first Grand Slam title since 2024, her 24th major singles title.
Playing as the fourth seed, de Groot sealed a 6-1, 6-0 victory over French rising star Ksenia Chasteau, who was aiming to become the first French woman to win a major wheelchair tennis title.
It was de Groot’s first Grand Slam title since Wimbledon in 2024.
“It feels a little bit surreal. That’s why it’s so special that I actually managed to win it. I’m mainly just really, really happy that I was able to enjoy it,” de Groot told the International Tennis Federation.
The victory carried extra significance for de Groot, who has battled injuries over the past two years. She knocked out Paris 2024 Paralympic champion Yui Kamiji in the semi-finals to set up a meeting with Chasteau.
Chasteau made history as only the second French woman to reach a Roland-Garros wheelchair singles final.
De Groot became just the third player, after Shingo Kunieda and Esther Vergeer, to win six Roland-Garros titles. She celebrated emotionally in front of the crowd after sealing the match in under 50 minutes.
“I didn’t think about winning or losing. All I was thinking was, ‘Okay. I’m gonna play … like how I’m training, and I’m going to enjoy it. I’m going to work for every shot.’ It came off, so yeah, I’m happy.”
Oda continues Roland-Garros dominance
Japan’s Tokito Oda extended his remarkable run in Paris, winning his fourth consecutive French Open men’s singles title shortly after turning 20.
The top seed defeated rival Alfie Hewett 6-3, 6-3 in the final, improving his record against the British five-time Paralympic medallist to 4-2 this season.
Less than two years after winning his maiden Paralympic gold medal at Paris 2024, Oda once again showed why Roland-Garros holds special meaning for him.
“I feel like I cannot miss this (tournament) forever because … it's always a different feeling when I come to Paris. I am definitely feeling like I cannot miss here. I know how to play here. I feel like I made it.”
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