Adaptive padel asks an access question on Guardian Sport
Sheena Varsani discusses wheelchair access and adaptive rules alongside a week of tennis and hockey milestones.
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'Evening out the playing field': How inclusive is adaptive padel? #shorts
Guardian Sport posted four Shorts, moving from Carlos Alcaraz's Japan Open victory to a question that goes beyond the scoreboard: who actually gets to play?
Alcaraz drew the largest audience among the new uploads, reaching about 37,000 views. The channel's account of his final against Jiri Lehecka describes an early deficit, a recovery in the first-set tie-break and a decisive break in the second. Its title, "Carlos Alcaraz takes first title since February with victory in Japan Open final #shorts", puts the significance of the trophy front and center.
Elsewhere, Alex Ovechkin told his Washington Capitals teammates that this season would be his last. Comedian Jason Manford brought a different sporting ambition to his interview: making padel more accessible and preparing Britain for its possible Olympic inclusion.
The week's other padel upload gives that accessibility question some practical detail. Sheena Varsani describes the confidence she has gained playing alongside non-adaptive players, but also points to venues without basic wheelchair access, dismissive attitudes toward the two-bounce allowance and limited formats for visually impaired players. A smaller court and a doubles partner do not, by themselves, remove every barrier.
Across the channel, an older Shanghai motor-racing rescue remains the strongest source of fresh views: Loek Hartog stopped to pull Ollie Millroy from a burning wreck. Guardian Sport gained just over a million views across the week, a similar scale to The Canadian Press, while its subscriber audience grew modestly. Today's viewing is substantially slower than usual.
Among the new uploads, Varsani's interview is drawing the most daily views, keeping the conversation about access active after the trophy announcements.
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