Why is paralympic tennis not at wimbledon

Choose an event. Overview News Videos More Videos. Wimbledon Brits face tough draws in Wheelchair events. Quick Links. Share Email Your email You must enter your name. Friends email You must enter the email address of your friend. The other Grand Slams are played over 15 days, and long into the night. Wimbledon takes place over 13, stops comparatively early — and occasionally it rains. With Wimbledon, as the sport evolves, maybe singles will come in the future.

It is more difficult to push, on grass. You can't really push and then glide, in the way you can on hard courts. You have to push the whole time. The chair moves more slowly and you have a slower bouncing ball. While tennis in the Olympics will be contested at the All England Club, for the first time since tennis was not an Olympic sport at the last London games in , the Paralympic competition will be played on specially built hard courts on the Olympic Park at Eton Manor.

As well as singles and doubles, wheelchair tennis has a separate category called "Quads", for quadraplegic athletes who have limited use of their hands and arms. Electric wheelchairs are permitted, and players often have the rackets strapped to their arms. So far this category has only been contested on hard courts. People will go for the day and watch several sports — that's good for us. I was ready to compete, but making the decision to get a new wheelchair was a blunder from my side.

Montjane knows all too well how scarce opportunities in the game are for African players. Had it not been for Optimize Agency throwing their support behind her, it is doubtful that Montjane would have secured the funding required to consistently compete at the top level. With an impressive performance at the Paralympics, she sees an opportunity to play her part in paving the way for a more comfortable future for her compatriots. If one of us on this circuit is able to do well in the Games, it will give us that hope that we will see things starting to change and people starting to be more involved in the sport [regardless of] their backgrounds.

I think tennis is just not a popular sport in South Africa or in Africa. That's why it's not being supported that much. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. SA wheelchair tennis star Montjane: Wimbledon is my Paralympics warm-up. Odell Beckham Jr. Los Angeles Rams.

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