Nicky a former Harvard sprinter and single leg amputee Para-Standing tennis player will be assisting The QCF in developing its work further in the inclusive tennis arena.

 

Nicky is currently working with the LTA as a disability tennis advisor to help get this tennis category recognised in the UK alongside studying for his Masters in International Relations in the US. Nicky recently promoted the sport playing at US Open 2023 in a Para-Standing Tennis exhibition.

 

Para-Standing Tennis is a category of tennis for individuals with a physical disability – such as amputees, Cerebral Palsy or individuals who have suffered a stroke – who wish to play ambulatory tennis instead of using a wheelchair.  The category is currently recognised in several other countries, including the US, Australia, Chile, Japan, Germany, and Sweden. For further information on Para-Standing Tennis, please click here.

 

Nicky is looking forward to supporting The QCF and has already been involved in one of the Charity’s popular family inclusive festivals at The Queen’s Club, where he spoke about his experience of tennis to the children and their parents at the event. 

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Nicky Maxwell said “I am so excited to be working with The QCF. They are an outstanding organisation that is instinctively supportive of disability sport, and I am so excited to help grow participation in tennis among a new audience. It is an exciting time for Para-Standing tennis in the UK and globally, and I am grateful that The QCF is in the vanguard of that effort.”

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