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Meet Nicky Maxwell, a para-standing tennis player and President of the International Para-Standing Tennis Association.

Maxwell had his leg amputated when he was 15 months old due to fibular hemimelia, a condition that involves the shortening or complete lack of the fibula, or calf bone.

Growing up, he was an active rugby player until he suffered a series of knee injuries around 2010. After his doctors told him that continuing to play rugby would only cause further injury, he found himself without an outlet for sport for the first time in his life.

So, how did he get involved in para-standing tennis & why isn't it played at Grand Slam events?

Photo: Junior Tennis Champions Center player Nicky Maxwell serves during a Para-Standing Adaptive Players exhibition doubles match before the women's singles final match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 9, 2023. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)