#diede de groot

[faeryaesther]

Ons_Jabeur: You don't have to agree, just read with an open heart ❤️ (pt.2) ㅡ (pt.1)

[bluespring864]

After losing the 2024 Paralympics final, taking time off, and then suffering a whole series of injury setbacks, Diede De Groot, the GOAT of women's wheelchair tennis, is back! She wins Roland Garros 2026 with a scoreline of 6-1, 6-0.

[justyouwaitsunshine]

Can we also just acknowledge how badass it is that Diede de Groot has won fifteen CONSECUTIVE Grand Slam titles, this woman literally hasn’t lost a grand slam in women’s singles wheelchair tennis in almost four years, that is insane behaviour, what a legend

[stateofsport211]

📸 🎥 Paralympics' official YT

The match tie-break setup also appeared to be topsy-turvy to some extent until Y. Kamiji/M. Tanaka settled in. Y. Kamiji's forehand to Aniek's forehand error created their mini-break lead (3-1) before they held their serves to 4-1, and the Japanese pair extended their lead as the Dutch pair fired their forehand too long to double their mini-break to 5-1. Afterward, 2 drop shots in a row from Diede/Aniek caused a forehand error from the Japanese pair in hopes to minimize the gap to 5-3, where Y. Kamiji's get extended that lead further to 7-3.

Nonetheless, in the next game, a working drop shot from Diede/Aniek closed the gap once again to 7-4, but it took several more points before Y. Kamiji/M. Tanaka secured their championship point to 9-6 thanks to another brilliant point construction. Ultimately, even though they saved 2 of them, which included Diede's half-volley winner to save the second match point (9-8), a volley fired too long from Diede converted the championship point for Y. Kamiji/M. Tanaka, winning the match tie-break 10-8, as well as completing the on-paper upset to win the gold medal for the first time as a pair.

[faeryaesther]

The Gods can Bleed:

"Start seeing everything as God, but keep it a secret." I still have no idea what I mean when I say God, but I see it everywhere. I mean it intensely.

Kamiji aims to stay World No.1 on her terms (2015) | Image of Yui Kamiji lifting the 2020 French Open Wheelchair Women's Singles Title | De Groot wins Singles Title at Wimbledon | Tennis history for De Groot (2019) | Image of Diede de Groot (left) and Yui Kamiji (right) holding their trophies at the 2018 US Open Wheelchair Women's Singles event | Wheelchair top seeds Diede de Groot, Yui Kamiji look to add to epic rivalry at US Open (2018) [2 screenshots from the same article] | Picta Poesis (1552) Barthelemy Aneau | Ouroboros | Diede de Groot becomes the first player to complete the golden slam in wheelchair tennis | Image of Yui Kamiji (left) holding her runner-up trophy and Diede de Groot holding her championship trophy from the 2023 edition of US Open | Diede de Groot completes Golden Slam by winning 2021 US Open Wheelchair Competition | Diede makes it 10 Slam wins in a row | Wheelchair top seeds Diede de Groot, Yui Kamiji look to add to epic rivalry at US Open | Image of Diede de Groot holding her 2022 Wimbledon Wheelchair Women's Singles Trophy | SWI9: A Feeling for De Groot | 15th Slam in a row for De Groot | Diede de Groot claims sixth Australian Open and 21st major to extend winning streak to 135 matches | heavensghost on tumblr | Emotional Kamiji clinches gold in memorable wheelchair tennis final | Embed Spotify Link of song: THE GODS CAN BLEED by DPR IAN | Wheelchair tennis great Diede de Groot is human after all | Image of Yui Kamiji holding the Japan flag after winning the gold medal against the first seed, Diede de Groot of Netherland | Emotional Kamiji clinches gold in memorable wheelchair tennis final (excerpt 2 & 3) | Lyric excerpt of the song 'Sorry I'm Not Sorry' by Monsta X | Kamiji secures ninth Grand Slam singles victory | Yui Kamiji Snaps Grand Slam Singles Title Drought | "The American Crisis" (1776), by Thomas Paine | Image of 2024 Paris Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis Women's Singles medalists (from left): Diede de Groot (NED), Yui Kamiji (JPN), Aniek Van Koot (NED)

Note: their last meeting was at the Paralympics Singles Final as Diede had surgery after the event and is on indefinite hiatus (correct me if I'm wrong).

[faeryaesther]

Diede and Alex Corretja in Rome!

[daikenkki]

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