Kgothatso Montjane is setting her sights on Wimbledon and the US Open as her next targets. Montjane lifted her maiden Grand Slam title after winning the French Women’s Wheelchair Doubles alongside Yui Kamiji of Japan.
The title comes in her seventh Grand Slam final after coming up short in her six previous attempts between 2019 and 2022. Kgothatso Montjane is a Grand Slam winner!
She was crowned the women’s wheelchair doubles champion at the French Open on 10 June, alongside partner Yui Kamiji from Japan. The duo defeated Diede de Groot and Maria Florencia Moreno 6-3, 6-2 in the doubles finals. Montjane is the first South African woman to win a French Open title since 1981.
Chemistry with doubles partner Kamiji also played an important role in the duo’s victory. The pair had to learn how to play as a team as both are left-handed who previously played with right handers.
On the same day, fellow South African Donald Ramphadi and his doubles partner Andy Lapthorne claimed the Quad Wheelchair Doubles title. The duo defeated Heath Davidson and Robert Shaw 1-6, 6-2, 10-3.
Source: eNCA
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