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While it has been slow to catch on in the United States, those who participate describe it as their village. 1.000

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Simplified: Blind tennis has been slow to catch on in the United States participants describe it as their village

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The origins of blind tennis trace back to 1984 in Japan. 1.000

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Simplified: Blind tennis origins trace back to 1984 in Japan

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She was undergoing rehab after surgery for a dislocated shoulder. 1.000

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Simplified: Ms. Murphy was undergoing rehab after surgery for a dislocated shoulder

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Ms. Murphy had what she described as a fight with her bedclothes, in which she came out on the losing end. 1.000

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Simplified: Ms. Murphy had a fight with her bedclothes and lost

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He had not held a racket for a decade before discovering the Sound of Tennis last year. 1.000

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Simplified: Mr. Marks had not held a racket for a decade before discovering Sound of Tennis last year

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Mr. Marks, 36, who works in market research at Audible, had played tennis before his vision suddenly deteriorated in his 20s from a rare genetic disease called Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. 1.000

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Simplified: Mr. Marks 36 worked at Audible played tennis before vision deteriorated from Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in his 20s

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Mr. Elbourn’s organization is now pushing for a program to certify coaches. 1.000

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Simplified: United States Blind Tennis Association is pushing for a program to certify coaches.

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To boost participation in the sport, the organization is hosting a two-hour event at the U.S. Open on Aug. 20 for people to try blind tennis. 1.000

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Simplified: United States Blind Tennis Association is hosting a two-hour event at the U.S. Open on Aug 20 to try blind tennis.

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The lack of formal training for coaches in working with blind or vision-impaired people has been a shortcoming for the sport and possibly slowed its growth, said Murray Elbourn, president of the Unite... 1.000

👤 Murray Elbourn 📋 News Article 🏷️ Sports , Training

Simplified: Lack of formal training for coaches has been a shortcoming for blind tennis according to Murray Elbourn.

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The number of blind or visually impaired people in the United States has been increasing during the last 30 years and is expected to top 8 million by 2050, according to the National Eye Institute, a p... 1.000

👤 National Eye Institute 📋 News Article 🏷️ Demographics , Health

Simplified: The number of blind or visually impaired people in the United States is expected to top 8 million by 2050 according to the National Eye Institute.

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Hildegard Morales, who works as an administrative assistant at United Cerebral Palsy, heard about the Sound of Tennis and wanted to try it once, so that she could scratch it off her bucket list, along... 1.000

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Simplified: Hildegard Morales heard about the Sound of Tennis and wanted to try it once to scratch it off her bucket list.

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When Anthony Evrard, a former college tennis player and corporate branding executive, co-founded Court 16 in 2014, he had not heard of blind tennis. 1.000

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Simplified: Anthony Evrard co-founded Court 16 in 2014 and had not heard of blind tennis.

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The goal, he said, was not to train players for competitive play, but to enable them to enjoy being on the court, exercising their bodies. 1.000

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Simplified: Anthony Evrard's goal was to enable players to enjoy being on the court exercising their bodies not competitive play.

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The origins of blind tennis go back to 1984 in Japan, when a blind teenager named Takei Miyoshi developed a foam ball with a bell inside that players could track by ear. 1.000

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Simplified: Blind tennis origins go back to 1984 in Japan when Takei Miyoshi developed a foam ball with a bell.

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Court 16 is a tennis and pickleball club with three branches in New York City. 1.000

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Simplified: Court 16 is a tennis and pickleball club with three branches in New York City.

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For Ms. Murphy, 81, that first lesson offered more than just tennis. 1.000

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Simplified: For Ms Murphy 81 that first tennis lesson offered more than just tennis.

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She went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a session that helps blind and visually impaired people appreciate the collection. 1.000

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Simplified: Sharon Murphy went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a session for blind and visually impaired people.

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So on a Saturday morning this spring, she made her way to the Sound of Tennis, where blind and visually impaired players convene free of charge at Court 16, a tennis and pickleball club with three bra... 1.000

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Simplified: Sharon Murphy went to the Sound of Tennis this spring where blind players convene free of charge at Court 16.

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There were classes to attend: how to get around her apartment and the city, how to manage paperwork and use a computer. 1.000

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Simplified: Sharon Murphy had classes to attend for getting around managing paperwork and using a computer.

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Sharon Murphy lived in a house full of books, and when her eyesight started to fail in her 70s, she had to make some changes. 1.000

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Simplified: Sharon Murphy lived in a house full of books when her eyesight started to fail in her 70s.

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