Diede de Groot dominates against Aniek van Koot to win the Australian Open wheelchair singles title in under an hour

Diede de Groot breezes past compatriot Aniek van Koot 6-1 6-1 to win the Australian Open wheelchair singles title for a fourth time in her career. For De Groot it is her sixth straight Grand Slam wheelchair singles title and 13th overall after blowing away her opponent in 58 minutes.

Ad/> The Dutch duo won the wheelchair doubles title on Wednesday, but they had to put their friendship to one side on Thursday when they went head-to-head in singles final on Court 8. /> Australian OpenHighlights: De Groot claims women's wheelchair singles titleAN HOUR AGO De Groot sealed the opening break in only the fourth game to move into a 3-1 lead in the opening set after Van Koot, who was seeking her second Australian Open singles crown, hit an unforced error on her forehand.

The 25-year-old never looked back after that as she broke again in the sixth game before sealing the opening set in 23 minutes off the back of back-to-back errors from Van Koot. The second set was equally formidable from the No 1 seed as she broke Van Koot in the first, third fifth and seventh game.

She then showed great composure to reel off four points in a row on her serve to secure the title. /> — — - Stream the 2022 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+.