It is that singular focus that makes Vink great. The reason he’s won eight quad singles Grand Slam titles since he won his first here in Paris, in 2022. Vink now sits second on the all-time list in that category behind legend Dylan Alcott.
When talking about Alcott, Vink gives off a tinge of regret. He would have loved to have earned a win against the 15-time major champion, but he never could manage it.
“I was so young and Dylan was almost retiring,” he said. “I never beat him, sadly. But I have a good relationship with him and I remember the last two years I played against him when I was in the Slams as well. And we always had good matches. It’s sad that I never won, but it’s fine.”
Vink says the sport owes a lot to Alcott, who was not only a great player but a great ambassador.
“Yeah, he did amazing,” he said. “And also in Australia, we can feel it – that we are tennis players and not wheelchair tennis players.”