The Blueprint of a Sport and the Rise of Wheelchair Tennis with Brad Parks

In the latest episode of The TennisWorthy Podcast, Patrick McEnroe sits down with Hall of Famer Brad Parks, a pioneer of wheelchair tennis. After a life-changing skiing accident, Parks channeled his competitive drive into creating a new version of the game. 

Parks details the development of the "two-bounce rule", tweaking to push a wheelchair while holding a racket, and laying the groundwork for an adaptive sport. Parks shares the remarkable journey of the game’s evolution, from the early days of playing in heavy hospital wheelchairs with wooden rackets to the high-tech, elite global competition it is today. He reflects on the challenges of balancing his roles as a top-ranked player and the sport’s lead administrator, his historic Paralympic gold medal win, and his 2010 induction into the Hall of Fame.