Adam Hills reveals motivation for fronting Tennis for Every Body campaign | 12 September, 2024 | All News | News and Features | News and Events [Video]

Australia, 12 September 2024 | Leigh Rogers

Australian comedian and television personality Adam Hills is proudly fronting a new marketing campaign for Tennis Australia.

The “Tennis for Every Body” campaign, which launched last week, highlights the adaptive and inclusive pathways that ensures tennis is for everybody.

This is a cause that Hills, who was born without a right foot, is passionate about, as he explains in this interview with tennis.com.au.

Adam, tell us about your connection to tennis?

Most people probably recognise me as the host of Spicks and Specks, but what they might not know, is that I’ve also been playing tennis since I was five years old. I have played competitively, I even coached for a while, but it was always against able-bodied people.

Having a disability hasn’t held you back from you playing?

I have a prosthetic foot, which really doesn’t stop me from moving that much. I remember attending the Paralympic Games at …