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The second bounce can be inside or outside the court boundaries. At the serve, the server must be in a stationary position before serving the ball, but is allowed one push of the wheelchair before striking the ball. As with all Paralympic sports, classification in wheelchair tennis is based on the principle that an athlete has a medically diagnosed, permanent impairment.

For wheelchair tennis, this impairment must be a mobility-related physical impairment. Athletes do not necessarily compete against athletes who have the same impairment e. Wheelchair Tennis. More About. Related Athletes. Jordanne Whiley MBE. Lucy Shuker. Gordon Reid. Alfie Hewett. Get the full draw here.

Daily order of play and results. Great Britain boasts a rich history in wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics. Norfolk also won silver in the quad doubles with Mark Eccleston and successfully defended his singles gold in Beijing in The pair repeated this feat in , taking home another bronze in Rio. Lapthorne has won two quad doubles medals with Norfolk and Jamie Burdekin — silver on his Paralympics debut in and bronze in — and just missed out on the gold in the quad singles in Rio, losing out to current World No.

For British viewers wanting to watch the ParalympicsGB stars in Tokyo, all coverage will be available live on Channel 4 and on demand across All 4. You can participate locally and we hope to incorporate this format into some future tournaments. Click here for more information.

Private lessons can be arranged by contacting Cary Tennis Park at Wheelchair Tennis. Wheelchair Tennis ujmadmin T Wheelchair Tennis. Go to Top.