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Jordanne Whiley wins first Grand Slam singles title in US Open wheelchair final

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British wheelchair tennis player Jordanne Whiley wins her first Grand Slam singles title by beating her doubles partner Yui Kamiji in the US Open final.

British wheelchair tennis player Jordanne Whiley has won her first Grand Slam singles title by beating her doubles partner Yui Kamiji 6-4 0-6 6-1 at the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

The 23-year-old, who won Wimbledon in the doubles tournament in the summer, was competing in her first major singles final in New York.

Whiley managed to take a one-set lead on the court, but she looked in trouble when she lost the second set without getting a single game on the board.

However, the Brit was able to resume focus to take the third and deciding set 6-1.

"It feels like a dream," BBC Sport quotes Whiley as saying. "I said at the beginning of the year that I wanted to win the singles title here and I've actually done it.

"To play Yui, who is my best friend, was pretty hard. I know her game so well so it is an advantage but at the same time it was hard to see her in tears at the end.

"I've always said to people that I'm not just a doubles player, I am a singles player and one day I'll show you. Today is that day and I'll take it further by winning more singles Slams."

Whiley has won six Grand Slam titles in the doubles.

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