Shaw is among the top ten players in the world in quad tennis, reserved for players who have impairments to at least three limbs
The first thing Rob Shaw did when he rolled onto a practice court outside Wimbledon was touch the grass to make sure it was real.
Quad tennis is for players who have impairments to at least three or four limbs. In Mr. Shaw’s case, a diving accident at the age of 21 left him with limited use of his legs, forearms, and hands. He played competitively for a while and started coaching as well. He became such a fanatic that he and his buddy Bobby Ray formed a business when they were teenagers called “Raw Tennis”. They travelled to towns around North Bay and offered tennis lessons and coaching clinics.
Mr. Luker taught him how to push his chair on the court and how to tape his racket to his hand for a better grip. “It was really hard to not constantly remember how easy the sport was standing up,” Mr. Shaw said. “And there was an ego adjustment where all these players didn’t know how good I was before. And now they’re just see how bad I am now.”
The quad game has changed enormously in the last decade, he said, with faster players, bigger tournaments and more prize money. The winner of the quad singles event at Wimbledon – there is only a men’s competition – will receive ￡60,000, or C$102,000. Quad tennis is also being included in more ATP tournaments and the women’s game has picked up.
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