Hot wheels - how wheelchair tennis became a Grand Slam draw
In 2005, Mistry and Frenchman Michael Jeremiasz won the inaugural wheelchair competition at Wimbledon, for which they earned £1,300 each. Fast forward to 2023 and the wheelchair doubles champions at the All England Club, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, picked up £13,000 each.
Mistry says he would not change a thing about his career, during which he travelled the world and made life-long friendships. Those times may not have been flush with cash, but they were rich in experience - including a locker-room chat with Agassi before a US Open final.
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