Should wheelchair tennis be opened up to those without a physical disability?

[Dom L]

Hiya,

This is my first time watching the Wimbledon wheelchair tennis and have really been enjoying the sport!

I looked up the rules online and found that one of the entry requirements to compete was that you have to have a physical disability.

Wouldn't it be better to open the sport up to everyone to enter - but have the sport level the playing field through it's format - which I believe wheelchair tennis does....If everyone playing the sport is in a wheelchair - then (and maybe i'm wrong) there should be no advantage between disabled and non-disabled players and whoever wins will depend purely on their skill at the game?

I just think it would be good for the sport - I don't think it should be a sport which focuses on the disability - but should be a sport which is a great sport in its own right that everyone can play in!

 

[britbox]

Hiya,

This is my first time watching the Wimbledon wheelchair tennis and have really been enjoying the sport!

I looked up the rules online and found that one of the entry requirements to compete was that you have to have a physical disability.

Wouldn't it be better to open the sport up to everyone to enter - but have the sport level the playing field through it's format - which I believe wheelchair tennis does....If everyone playing the sport is in a wheelchair - then (and maybe i'm wrong) there should be no advantage between disabled and non-disabled players and whoever wins will depend purely on their skill at the game?

I just think it would be good for the sport - I don't think it should be a sport which focuses on the disability - but should be a sport which is a great sport in its own right that everyone can play in!

Mmmm... that's interesting, never thought about it before, but first thoughts would be, why not?

 

[Ricardo]

but there isn't enough money for it, so the financial incentive isn't there.

 

[Rides]

No. Athletes without a physical disability would be able to train in ways a truly wheelchair bound athlete absolutely could not.

 

[britbox]

Gordon Reid wins Wimbledon.