In this championship, the Chinese team not only defeated the "eight-time champion" Netherlands team, but also surprisingly, Li Xiaohui defeated the world No. 1 De Groot of the Netherlands team 6-3, 6-2 in the second game, ending the opponent's 145-game winning streak! This is also the second longest winning streak in the history of wheelchair tennis.
De Groot is the undisputed overlord of today's women's wheelchair tennis. She won the Laureus Best Athlete with a Disability this year and has won 39 Grand Slam titles throughout her career, including 21 singles titles and 18 doubles titles. Her 21 Grand Slam singles titles include 14 consecutive Grand Slam titles from the 2020 US Open to the 2024 Australian Open, and she has achieved the feat of an annual Grand Slam for three consecutive years. Her 145-match winning streak started at the 2021 Australian Open, winning the four Grand Slams, the Paralympic gold medal and the year-end finals championship that year.