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Alfie Hewett - Changing the game of Wheelchair Tennis
Alfie Hewett - Changing the game of Wheelchair Tennis
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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Sep 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In today´s episode we speak to British pro wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett.Alfie is 25 and already a 25-time Grand Slam Champion, winning 7 singles and 18 doubles titles with fellow Brit 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 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.Read full show-notes here.
Released:
Sep 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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