{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Wheelchair tennis celebrates 50 years and a new wave of popularity","publication_date":"September 17, 2026","summary":"Professional wheelchair tennis players are competing for their countries this week in the World Team Cup at the U.S. Tennis Association’s National Campus in Orlando. It’s part of the 50th anniversary of the sport’s creation and comes at a time when popularity is growing. Amna Nawaz reports for our ongoing coverage of the culture of sport, part of our CANVAS series.","author_name":"By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/09\/a28c5c5b3d3029ff23daa9bed01c4e4a-tennis-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}