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Kgothatso Montjane, a wheelchair tennis champion from South Africa, won her maiden doubles match at Wimbledon this year.
At the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Sunday evening, Japanese combo Montjane and Yui Kamiji emerged victorious, defeating Diede de Groot and Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets.
The win marks Montjane’s third overall doubles Grand Slam title and her first Wimbledon title.
Im crying, so proud of these athletes #KgothatsoMontjane 🇿🇦 & #YuiKamiji 🇯🇵 winning the @Wimbledon wheelchair women’s doubles- Kgothatso is a shining example of South Africa’s resilience, strength and perseverance- she exemplifies excellence against all odds ❤️🙌🏽 She is my SHERO pic.twitter.com/djKOCtUD7L
— 𝙀𝙢𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞-𝘽𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙖 (@Emy_Casaletti) July 14, 2024
Kamiji and Montjane finished second in the previous year’s competition. In 2018, she became the first black South African woman to compete at Wimbledon.
OMG!!!!! SOUTH AFRICA we have a Wimbledon Champion!!!! @KGmontjane1 🇿🇦 #Wimbledon #wheelchair #tennis #Champion 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😢😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/YPTmOKGFzt
— 𝙀𝙢𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞-𝘽𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙖 (@Emy_Casaletti) July 14, 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa has applauded her victory in the Wimbledon Women’s Wheelchair Tennis Doubles. you are saying: “This victory at the home of the only major tournament played on grass, crowns Kgothatso’s outstanding record in tournaments from Belgium and Switzerland to the United States and Australia. We salute you, Kgothatso, for your life as a champion on and off the court and we look forward to your continued success.”
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