Celebrating a career Grand Slam: Yui Kamiji interview (2018)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Yui Kamiji of Japan poses with the trophy following her victory over Diede de Groot of the Netherlands in the Ladies' Wheelchair Singles Final on Day Thirteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images) Credit: Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images

Yui Kamiji has made history by winning her first Wimbledon wheelchair singles title and completing a career Grand Slam. To celebrate the milestone, we revisit an interview recorded in Sydney in 2018, before she conquered Wimbledon.

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