Diede de Groot extends record series

Source: AD There hasn’t been a benchmark for the performance of diede de groot for years. The best wheelchair tennis player of all time extended her record series of consecutive Grand Slam titles to 16 on Saturday afternoon at Wimbledon. Read more…

Para sportswoman of the year

Bron: NOS

Diede de Groot and Joël de Jong were named Parasportswoman and Parasportsman of the Year at the NOC*NSF Sports Gala in Utrecht. The award for Parasport Team of the Year went to the wheelchair basketball women. Read more…

Holland Herald, The December Issue

In this edition I was interviewed as a game changer. “It’s not just about competitions for me anymore. I’m also excited to be a spokeswoman for the sport and disabled athletes in general”.

The KLM ‘Holland Herald’ magazine inspires readers to travel the world in a more conscious way and to support local communities. It’s shows happy places around the world. And in the December Issue it shows my happy place: the tennis court.

Read the magazine: https://lnkd.in/epzxf_DY

Hundredth wins in a row

Source: Nu.nl Wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot has delivered an impressive performance. The Dutchwoman recorded her hundredth victory in a row in singles on Tuesday in the first round of Roland Garros. Read more…

Podcast ‘The sincere stories’

The sincere stories from the dressing room, that’s what the Sport Stories podcast is about. With a candid conversation with Diede, the new podcast gets off to a good start. The conversations are about what is happening in on and of the stage in the world of top sport. The podcast can be listened to through the usual channels, with Diede kicking things off: “Until the Paralympics in Tokyo, I didn’t give myself a single afternoon off. Now I think that was a bit to intense.” Listen to the podcast on Spotify.