Dylan Alcott wins Wimbledon wheelchair quad singles title with straight-sets win

Australia's Dylan Alcott has all four wheelchair quad singles titles in his keeping following his victory over his doubles partner Andy Lapthorne in the Wimbledon men's final.

Alcott beat the United Kingdom's Lapthorne 6-0,6-2 a day after they teamed up to win the doubles final, with Saturday's victory meaning he only needs to win the US Open to complete the Grand Slam in a calendar year.

The Wimbledon triumph was Alcott's ninth major singles win, with tournament officials describing the achievement as the "Dylan Slam".

Wheelchair quad singles was making its official debut at Wimbledon this year and Alcott highlighted how much it meant to face Lapthorne in the final.

"I'm not going lie, when we found out that we were going to be playing Wimbledon for the first time, we each sent each other a cheeky Whatsapp to say 'let's make sure we play each other in the final'," Alcott said.

"So Andy, thanks so much brother. I love that. You're an absolute legend.

"I loved winning the doubles with you yesterday but most importantly you're a great bloke."

Women's world number one and fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty was among those who took to social media to congratulate Alcott on his victory.

Alcott had taken just 16 minutes to establish a 5-0 lead in the opening set, which he eventually won by breaking Lapthorne's serve.

He took command early in the second set before Lapthorne finally got on the scoreboard although it proved not enough to halt the run of his opponent.

The 28-year-old Alcott, a Paralympic gold medallist in tennis and basketball, had already won the Australian Open singles title in January and the French Open crown last month.

Source: ABC News (AU)

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