# Dana Mathewson

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The First Serve - Tim Connolly - 31-03-2025

Tim Connolly, host of our wheelchair podcast - The Push reflects on the latest episode with Dana Mathewson and previews the upcoming UTR PTT events at Hume Tennis and Community Centre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dana Mathewson on Embracing Setbacks, and the Highs and Lows

Host Patrick McEnroe interviews Dana Mathewson, a celebrated wheelchair tennis player and the first American woman to win a major wheelchair title in doubles. Dana shares her journey into tennis, which began after a rare autoimmune disease left her paralyzed at age 10. The conversation explores th…

"I'll Find a Way or Make One": Dana Mathewson's Story of Grit and Greatness

"I'll Find a Way or Make One": Dana Mathewson's Story of Grit and Greatness Champion wheelchair tennis player Dana Mathewson shares her remarkable journey from diagnosis with transverse myelitis at age 10 to becoming America's most accomplished wheelchair tennis player. With candid humor, Dana dis…

Flame Bearers: Best Of Resilience and Perseverance

After nearly 400 conversations with Olympians, Paralympians, and trailblazing women athletes from 55 countries, one thing is clear: no two stories are alike. Some athletes train with world-class facilities, others without basic equipment. Some are household names, others are fighting for visibility…

Flame Bearers: Reframing the Impossible

After nearly 400 conversations with Olympians, Paralympians, and trailblazing women athletes from 55 countries, one thing is clear: no two stories are alike. Some athletes train with world-class facilities, others without basic equipment. Some are household names, others are fighting for visibility…

Five Paralympics and Still Competing at the Top | Lucy Shuker

In this episode of Flame Bearers, guest host Dana Mathewson speaks with British wheelchair tennis legend and multi-time Paralympic medalist Lucy Shuker on the US Open, rebuilding her life after a severe spinal cord injury at age 21, learning to maximize her game to compete at the highest level, and…

Grand Slam Champion Dana Mathewson's Story

Guest: Dana Mathewson, three-time Paralympian and Grand Slam wheelchair tennis champion  Hosts: George Dom & Tara Collingwood Episode Summary At age 10, a rare autoimmune disease left Dana Mathewson paralyzed from the waist down in the span of a single soccer practice. In this episode, Dana join…

Studying Literature Made Me a Better Cyclist | Elisa Balsamo

In this episode of Flame Bearers, guest host Dana Mathewson speaks with Italian pro cycling superstar, former road world champion, and multi-stage Giro d'Italia Women winner Elisa Balsamo on navigating the Tour de France Femmes, and what it's like to keep your mind steady when your bike is going fu…

What Makes a Wimbledon Champion? | Aniek van Koot

In this episode of Flame Bearers, guest host Dana Mathewson chats with Dutch wheelchair tennis player Aniek Van Koot, former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. The two friends and former competitors reminisce about past tournaments, break down the differences between the U.S. Open, Wimbledon …

How a 2026 Wimbledon Champ Learned to Adapt | Yui Kamiji

In this episode of Flame Bearers, guest host Dana Mathewson speaks with Japanese wheelchair tennis superstar, world number one, and newly minted Career Golden Slam winner Yui Kamiji on capturing her elusive first Wimbledon singles title, adapting to an increasingly powerful era of tennis, and findi…