Shingo Kunieda, of Japan, holds the winners trophy after defeating Alfie Hewett, of Britain, in the men's wheelchair singles final at the US Open tennis championships, on Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

       NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- World No. 1 Shingo Kunieda of Japan marked a back-to-back win at the U.S. Open wheelchair men's singles tournament Sunday.

       The Japanese top seed, who won the singles gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics earlier this month, beat Alfie Hewett of Britain 6-1, 6-4, securing an eighth title in the competition in New York.

       In the women's singles, fellow Japanese Yui Kamiji was defeated by Tokyo Games gold medalist Diede de Groot of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-2.

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