“Congrats, Tokito, we’ve known since you were almost a kid, you already destroyed everyone’s chair on tour … you are a great champion,” he said.
“Thanks to my team. They’ve been pushing me a lot, I was struggling a lot at Christmas. It was a tough time for me, and they were pushing me — my team, my family, my girl — they were all pushing me.
“Hopefully, we’re gonna have another battle next year.”
In addition to Oda’s title victory at Melbourne Park in 2024, he also finished runner-up to Hewett in 2023 and 2025. He has now won 41 singles titles before turning 20.
Oda began using a wheelchair at the age of nine after being diagnosed with bone cancer…