In our latest episode we speak to British 🇬🇧pro wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett
Alfie is 25 and already a 25-time Grand Slam Champion 🤯, having won 7️⃣ singles titles and 1️⃣8️⃣ doubles titles with fellow Brit and CTC podcast guest Gordon Reid.
Born with the congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot, Alfie was diagnosed with Perthes Disease at the age of six.
He chats to CTC Host Dan Kiernan about his journey from being told he was wheelchair-bound at just 7-years-old, to becoming the youngest Men’s Wheelchair Singles world number 1, aged 20.
Alfie’s story is one of perseverance, resilience and the power of family. Enjoy listening to this inspirational chat with an inspirational young man.
Episode highlights include:
🎾 The impact Alfie’s diagnosis had on him as a child.
🎾 How sport helped his mental health and transition to a wheelchair.
🎾 How wheelchair tennis did not come easily to him!
🎾 How important his family has been and still is in his career.
🎾 How he dealt with waiting 12 months of not knowing if he could continue to play professional wheelchair tennis.
🎾 How he hopes he can inspire children in a similar situation to him.
An amazing episode - listen now on your favorite podcast player, and catch Alfie in action against Gordon on Sunday in the Men’s Wheelchair Singles Final at the US Open for the first time! We can’t wait to watch 👀🍿💪.
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