Roland Garros: Tokito Oda has become the youngest winner of a Grand Slam tournament (video)

The Japanese, 2nd in the world, beat Briton Alfie Hewett, world number 1, 6-1, 6-4, on Saturday in the final of the men’s wheelchair singles at Roland-Garros.

TOkito Oda became the youngest male winner of a Grand Slam tournament since the start of the Open era in 1968 at 17 on Saturday. 1, 6-4, Saturday in the final of the men’s wheelchair singles at Roland-Garros. He thus took his revenge on Hewett who had beaten him in January in the final of the Australian Open.

Tokito Oda was eliminated on Friday in the doubles semi-finals alongside Joachim Gérard by Hewett and Gordon Reid.

Already world number 1 among juniors, Tokito Oda will become the youngest world No.1 in the history of wheelchair tennis on Monday at 17 years and 35 days.