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  Shingo Kunieda lifts eighth French Open wheelchair singles title Incredible | Tennisspeak Shingo Kunieda won his eighth French Open men’s wheelchair singles final — and his first in four years — on Saturday. The 38-year-old second seed defeated third-seeded Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to add to his long list of career accomplishments including three Paralympic gold medals. It was Kunieda’s 27th win in 38 meetings against his doubles partner. Saturday’s victory, which took two hours and 41 minutes, was the Japanese star’s first in the French capital since 2018. After winning the Tokyo Paralympic singles title, Kunieda said he was burning out and considered “quitting every day” but became reinvigorated after his championship in January’s Australian Open. In the women’s singles final, top-seeded Dutchwoman Diede de Groot continued her mastery of Japan’s Yui Kamiji with a 16th win in 17 meetings between the two. Her 6-4, 6-1 victory, in a match played out o...