THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 4, 2021 at 17:00 JST
Diede de Groot of the Netherlands celebrates after winning their Wheelchair tennis women's singles final against Japan's Yui Kamiji at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo)
The Netherlands is showing its dominance again in wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics, having excelled in the sport since Esther Vergeer dominated the game.
She retired in 2013 with seven Paralympic titles and a winning streak of 470 matches.
The Dutch won their first gold on Wednesday in Quad Doubles as Sam Schroder and Niels Vink defeated the Australian pair of Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson.
They picked up a second on Friday in women's singles when Diede de Groot defeated Yui Kamiji of Japan, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
Also on Friday in men's doubles, the French pair of Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer defeated Britain's Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid 7-5, 0-6, 7-6 (3).
In the final day of wheelchair tennis on Saturday, the Netherlands have finalists in all three gold-medal matches.
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