Four months ago, Beth Grey’s entire tennis career was hanging in the balance because of a heart abnormality. Now the 26-year-old is just two matches away from a place at Wimbledon.
Grey – who benefits from the NTC Pro Access programme – came through a marathon encounter in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying, edging out Australia’s Olivia Gadecki 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 [10-7].
For a player who has always prided herself on her physicality, the gruelling conditions and nearly three-hour encounter would usually have been the sort of environment in which she thrives, but Grey is still only a few months removed from wondering whether she might have to call time on her tennis days for good.
A routine ECG test in February picked up an abnormal heart rhythm with potentially dangerous consequences, leaving Grey in limbo.
She explained: “It’s amazing…
