The US Open started with two men - Dylan Alcott of Australia in the quad singles and Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in men’s singles - vying to win a coveted calendar Grand Slam.

Now that it’s all played out in New York it turns out that a wheelchair calendar Grand Slam in singles will have to wait for another time to be achieved.

On Sunday, Alcott surprisingly couldn’t find his way in the championship match. He seemed lost in an environment where he usually dominates as Andy Lapthorne captured a second career US Open singles trophy, having won his first in 2014.

Lapthorne, a southpaw playing in top form, closed Alcott out 6-1 6-0 in 56 minutes. The only game Alcottt won was when he held serve in the sixth game of the first set.

“I’m a bit speechless to be honest,” said Lapthorne, in his winner’s speech. “Congrats to Dylan, you’ve had a great year. To play like that and come out and win is amazing. I’ve lost a lot of big finals so this is a long time coming and very sweet.”

As for Fernandez, the Argentine surrendered his opportunity to win the singles calendar Grand Slam when he fell to Stephane Houdet of France 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the semifinals on Saturday.

Alcott was clearly disappointed with his result, but understood he was simply out-gunned on the court.

“I was just flat and probably didn’t enjoy myself enough to be honest, which is very unlike me,” Alcott said. “Normally when I’m having fun I play well, but I didn’t have any fun. Also, credit to Lappo. I pumped him at Wimbledon and he pumped me today.”

In Alcott’s runner-up speech, he said, “Congratulations to Lappo, you came out and played unbelievable and deserve it today, And to my team, sorry I let everyone down but I had a shocker.”

While the result was indeed a ‘shocker’ from the perspective that it was so one-sided, Lapthorne stated he’s always had it in him to play at this type of superior level.

“It was amazing,” said Lapthorne, smiling. “I’ve been saying for a long time the day I switch on and allow myself to play will be the day that people see the real me, the guy who comes into train every day and works so hard.

“It’s been so disappointing over the last three, four years to keep getting into finals, and putting myself into position, and not do myself justice and play the way I can. To finally come out today and show everyone what I’m about - you have to be able to do that on the big stage and today I managed to do that for the first time in my career.”

Lapthorne was more than willing to share credit for his inspiring showing with the city that never sleeps.

“I love New York,” he said. “This place brings out the best in me. I won my first Slam here and won the last two doubles here. This is somewhere I feel at home.”

Alcott assuaged some of the pain of failing to capture a calendar singles Grand Slam by teaming with Lapthorne to win a calendar doubles Grand Slam. He won the Wimbledon and US Open doubles with Lapthorne, partnered fellow Aussie Heath Davidson in Melbourne, and David Wagner at Roland Garros.

The Alcott and Lapthorne duo defeated Americans Bryan Barten and Wagner 6-7 (5) 6-1 (10-6) in the final.

“We’re mates before we’re competitors so we can always get it together,” Alcott said of playing doubles after one partner beating the other in the singles.

In the men’s and women’s singles competition, Alfie Hewett and Diede de Groot successfully defended their US Open singles and doubles titles.

The 21-year-old Hewett survived a close 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) battle against Stephane Houdet of France to take a second consecutive US Open singles title.

Nevertheless, Houdet grabbed a slice of history for himself on Sunday despite finishing as runner-up. At 48-years-old, Houdet was the oldest man to ever compete in a Grand Slam men’s singles final.

Houdet already claimed the distinction of being the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles trophy when defeating Hewett in the 2017 US Open final. The closest oldest Grand Slam singles winners to Houdet are Ken Rosewall, who took the 1972 Australian Open title at 37-years-old, and Serena Williams, who won the 2017 Australian Open at 35-years-old.

In women’s singles, top seed Diede de Groot of Netherlands was pushed the distance by second seed Yui Kamiji, but rebounded for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory.

The US Open title was a third Grand Slam trophy this season for de Groot, who also won the honorus at the Australian Open and Roland Garros.

“It was a tough match but that makes it feel even better,” de Groot said. “The second set I thought it was a whole new match, andt hat’s how I tried to see it.”

De Goot knows that as the No. 1 player in the world the other players are all focused on pushing her off the throne.

“It’s definitely a whole different game when you’re No. 1,” de Groot said. “A lot of years you work to get to that point, to that No. 1 spot, and then once you’re there everyone is after your spot and trying to chase you.”

De Groot teamed with fellow Dutchwoman Aniek van Koot to complete a calendar doubles Grand Slam by defeating Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa 6-2 6-0 in the final.

Hewett and fellow Briton Gordon Reid made it three US Open doubles titles in a row by beating Gustavo Fernandez and Shingo Kunieda of Japan 1-6 6-4 [(11-9).