All That Racket

Matt Chilvers is an autistic level 2 tennis coach, who since the age of 15 has dedicated his time to making tennis more inclusive. Matt is on the Sport and Recreation Youth Advisory Panel, won the Diana award for changing perception of disability sport and also won the 2018 Sports Personality Unsung Hero for the East Midlands. He also volunteers at his tennis club where he runs sessions for people affected by cancer, inclusive tennis sessions, tennis for older people with sight impairment and much more. Matt talks about how tennis has helped him in dealing with his autism, the experiences he has had competing, and what he would like to see happen to grow participation in disability tennis.

Today’s guest, Andy Wright talks about how he got involved in tennis, dealing with being diagnosed with Parkinson’s and how tennis has helped him as well as the importance of community projects. We also discuss the latest news from the Australian Open and our predictions on upcoming matches.

Along with my guest Shaun we talk about the effect hard lockdown may have on the players, the 6 tournaments taking place this week in the Summer Series, our predictions for the Australian Open as well as our thoughts on the Kyrgios, Djokovic situation.

Today I go through the results from Abu Dhabi, Delray Beach and Antalya as well as information on the upcoming tournaments taking place in Melbourne Park. I talk about the latest news from the Australian Open and what players are effected by COVID currently.

This episode breaks down what tournaments are happening this month, the changes in the Aus Open warm up tournaments as well as new from the Australian Open.