Casey Askew is an Australian tennis player who stands at 5′ 6”. He is ranked at number seven in the doubles rankings and has won two grand slam tournaments. Despite this, many people doubt whether he can maintain a professional career for an Australian citizen given his height. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia and is of Scottish descent. He is married and has two children.
Casey Askew has always refused to be defined by his height but then again, what does a man with such stature have to do with any professional sport? In fact, Askew is not even related to any basketball legends in the land and is related to the tennis ranks only. However, that did not stop him from becoming a national hero and an Australian star. He has served as a doubles player and a singles player for the Australian open as well as the US Open and has been named Australian male athlete of the year twice.
What does it mean for an athlete of such stature to play sports professionally? Askew has said that it was definitely a huge boost to get called into the Australian team which he had never been a part of during his early years. Being an athlete, Askew believes that it is very difficult to excel in any field because you are not given much time to think about things. For someone like him who is very focused on tennis, it is a very advantageous thing because he gets a chance to practice different shots on a daily basis and hone his skills. He feels that if he continues to do this, he will definitely achieve his aim of becoming a professional tennis player. He even believes that if other people were given the same opportunities as he did, they might have also achieved something great in their lives.