Top-ranked star Tokito Oda, who is 17, has won seven singles titles on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour this year, including two Grand Slam tournaments.
Wheelchair tennis champion Tokito Oda is only 17, but his Wimbledon title shows he is determined to continue Shingo Kunieda's role of inspiring young people.
With back-to-back Grand Slam singles titles, the 17-year-old Tokito Oda lived up to the hype surrounding his status as the world's top-ranked player.
Shingo Kunieda said that he wanted people to "feel the infinite possibilities of human beings" through his games and also "see wheelchair tennis as a sport."
It would not be an exaggeration to claim that Wheelchair Tennis legend Shingo Kunieda opened the eyes of the Japanese people to the allure of para-sports.
Shingo Kunieda, who collected 50 Grand Slam titles, including 28 in singles competition, exits the game as the world's top-ranked men's player.
With his history-making victory at Wimbledon, the world’s top-ranked player has now won an astonishing total of 50 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles.
“You’ve won a Grand Slam and a Paralympic gold medal in the space of pretty much one week,” said opponent Alfie Hewett to his respected rival....
The Tokyo native adds to Beijing, London titles to solidify his place as one of Japan's greatest Paralympians.
She is aiming for a medal in all three categories present at the Games: singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Kamiji is vying for her first Paralympic singles title, while Kunieda is one win away from his third.
The 39-year-old is Japan’s first boccia medalist in an individual Paralympic Games event.
