13-07-2025
Japan's tennis player Oda Tokito wins Wimbledon wheelchair singles crown
Japan's Oda Tokito has clinched his second Wimbledon wheelchair tennis singles title in two years.
Oda was up against Britain's Alfie Hewett in the final at the All England Club on Sunday. Oda tops the global ranking while Hewett is number two.
Oda lost the first set 3-6. It was his first loss of a set in the tournament.
In the second set, they were even after the 10th game. But Oda pulled off three return aces and kept his service game, winning the set 7-5.
The 19-year-old left-hander also got an upper hand in the third set, deploying powerful forehand and skillful drop shots. Oda took the set 6-2, capturing the crown.
Oda and Hewett had faced each other in the finals of two other Grand Slams this season. Oda lost to the Briton in the Australian Open in January. But he took home his third straight French Open title in June.
