Shiv Khanna is an 11th-standard student of the Sanskriti School in Delhi. Like most of the young tennis players, he has Roger Federer as his idol. His doting father Vidur Khanna, a successful businessman in the jewellery and hospitality sector, took his son to Wimbledon a few years ago. The boy ended up watching Rafael Nadal in action on the Centre Court.
So what is special? The boy is not a prodigy even though he is dedicated to tennis and has been training for the last few years for around four hours with coach Gaurav Sharma every day.
Unlike every other boy who is passionate about growing in the sport and having dreams of competing in Wimbledon some day, Shiv is driven by his enthusiasm to support wheelchair tennis in the country. It is rare to find a young tennis player like him who wants to light up the lives of others.
