Lisa McLaughlin reveals how she woke up blind one morning and now, 20 years later, is set to play for Ireland at the World Blind Games.
"On that tennis court I don't feel blind, I feel like an equal. It's like I'm walking along a beach that goes on for miles and miles and miles."
"I was fully sighted right up until I woke up that morning but by 2pm I couldn't see anything at all," explained Lisa, who is a member of Windsor Tennis Club in Belfast and coached by Simon Harrison. This week, she is part of the Ireland tennis team that is in Birmingham to take part in the International Blind Sport Federation World Games, where she will go up against players from a range of countries, including Mexico and Italy.
"Everything else just becomes a complete and utter blur behind you. It is about tuning your ears to listen for the ball. It sounds difficult and it is difficult - it's challenging." "I've been playing tennis for about six years and got selected to represent Ireland in Spain [at the Blind Tennis World Championships] in 2018," she explained.
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