wheelchair tennis players. i m from south africa and i am the first south african women to play at wimbledon to have finally made it to the final. it is such a step closer to victory. i have got messages from, you know, the president. that was amazing because he is a legend. i am trailblazing, you know, because where i come from we don t have a tennis coach, you know, so for me i think i can say i am an inspiration to those who are coming from you know, backgrounds. my disability is a congenital disability. i had my leg amputated at the age of 12. my leg amputated at the age of 12. my parents explained to me that it is going to be beneficial, they re going to give me a leg and i m going to walk properly. for me, i would not want to use
set to be the paralympics ever on television. for wheelchair tennis players like andy lapp thorne, whose sport becoming increasingly integrated with its non disabled counterpart, the opportunities both in awareness and earning potential are also increasing. the in awareness and earning potential are also increasing. are also increasing. the sport is movinu are also increasing. the sport is moving really are also increasing. the sport is moving really fast are also increasing. the sport is moving really fast in are also increasing. the sport is moving really fast in the - are also increasing. the sport is moving really fast in the right . moving really fast in the right direction, and you re able to earn a living off the game now. as someone with a disability growing up, that wasn t around when i was going up. good you think this could be a template for other disabled sports to follow? i template for other disabled sports to follow? ., ~ ., ., to follow? i don t know how easy i
it remains, i guess, resolute that we are here to do the nation proud, to do ourselves proud, and create, you know, lots of medal moments but also lots and lots of memories for the british public as well. the popularity of paralympic sport grows with each games and tokyo looks set to be the most watched paralympics ever on television. for wheelchair tennis players like andy lapthorne, whose sport is becoming increasingly integrated with its non disabled counterpart, the opportunities both in awareness and earning potential are also increasing. the sport is moving really fast in the right direction and you are able to earn a living off the game now and as somebody with a disability growing up, that wasn t around when i was growing up. do you think tennis could almost be a bit of a template for some of the other disabled sports to follow? yeah, i don t know how easy that s going to be to do but it would be great to see other sports try and do the same thing.