De Groot secures 11th straight Grand Slam title by winning the women’s wheelchair final at Wimbledon #Groot #secures #11th #straight #Grand #Slam #title #winning #womens #wheelchair #final #Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Diede De Groot won her 11th consecutive Grand Slam title by beating doubles partner Jiske Griffioen 6-2, 6-1 Saturday in the women’s wheelchair singles final at Wimbledon.

De Groot has won 19 major titles overall, including five at Wimbledon. Her current winning streak in Grand Slams dates back to the 2021 Australian Open and she now has a chance to secure a third straight sweep of all four majors if she wins the U.S. Open in September. That would also tie the record of 12 straight Grand Slam wins in wheelchair singles set by Shingo Kunieda between 2007-11.

The Dutchwoman also extended her tour-level winning streak to 111 straight matches, dating back to the 2021 Melbourne Wheelchair Open.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the Wimbledon championship. Sunday’s matchup at Centre is quite tantalizing. Alcaraz is ranked No. 1.

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates winning a set against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their women's semifinal singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova have started play in the Wimbledon women’s final. One or the other will become a first-time Grand Slam champion by winning.

Russia's Daniil Medvedev leaves the court after losing to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in their men's singles semifinal match on day twelve of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Daniil Medvedev had to skip the Wimbledon tournament last year but not because he wanted to. The 2021 U.S.

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates winning against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their women's semifinal singles match on day eleven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

There’s no better way to escape the intense heatwave in Tunisia than to head inside and watch Wimbledon on TV when Ons Jabeur is playing.

De Groot could still collect more silverware at Wimbledon — she and Griffioen are also into the wheelchair doubles final. ___

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