Tennis at the Paralympics
If you've never heard of Paralympic tennis, you might be curious about what it is and how it works. Tennis at the Paralympics is divided into two categories: those that include people with physical disabilities and those that do not. The former involves players who have mobility issues, whereas the latter involves players who have physical limitations that make playing tennis impossible. Fortunately, both versions of Paralympic tennis are famous worldwide and excellent sports. The Australian Paralympic tennis team confirmed their squad today, including four athletes who have previously won big championships. Heath Davidson, a quad wheelchair singles medalist, and Dylan Alcott, a quad wheelchair doubles champion in 2016, will represent Australia in Tokyo. Both athletes want to compete for gold medals in the quad singles and doubles events. Thursday and Friday are the dates for the quad singles and doubles tournaments. The competition will occur at the Ariake Tennis Park in Paris fr...