Millions of Americans play tennis, and the sport is seeing a recent resurgence in popularity. The U.S. Tennis Association is working to increase those numbers even more, offering a new program to train more coaches — especially those who can coach players of a different kind.

On a Tuesday afternoon this month, Gabby Hesse had 15-year-old Spencer Davis, of McLean, Virginia, maneuvering around cones and returning volleys — both forehand and backhand.

With one hand holding a racket, Davis used his other hand to push his wheelchair, moving himself back and forth across the tennis court.

“I think some people kind of have the misconception that people who have disabilities want to stay at the house and just do whatever — they don’t want to be active and they don’t want to try to improve, whet

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