Vergeer, Du Toit rule as Paralympics near climax
- Published: 7 Sep 2012 at 23.48
- Online news: Sports
Dutch wheelchair tennis ace Esther Vergeer on Friday stretched her remarkable unbeaten run to 470 matches as she struck Paralympic gold again, while South Africa's 13-time gold medallist Natalie Du Toit swam her final race.
Netherlands' Esther Vergeer returns the ball to Netherlands' Aniek Van Koot on her way to victory in the women's singles wheelchair tennis final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 7, 2012.
The penultimate full day of competition in London saw a number of sports reach their conclusion, with Vergeer's title never destined for anyone else given her remarkable winning streak in singles that stretches back to 2003.
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