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Tokito Oda wins wheelchair final to become youngest male Wimbledon champion

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Tokito Oda became the youngest man to win a Wimbledon singles title in any discipline after defeating Alfie Hewett in the men’s wheelchair final. The 17-year-old Japanese player won 6-4, 6-2 on No. 1 Court to earn his second straight Grand Slam title after also winning the French Open in June. Diede De Groot followed up her women’s wheelchair singles victory by adding the doubles title alongside Jiske Griffioen. The Dutch pair beat Yui Kamiji of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa 6-1, 6-4.

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