Toby Penty: ‘If I Can Help People, That Will be Fantastic’
Toby Penty vividly recalls a match from the Sudirman Cup 2019. The alopecia universalis – the hair loss condition that he has since become identified with -- had set in, and the world No.59 remembers his face coming…
· DEV SUKUMAR
Toby Penty vividly recalls a match from the Sudirman Cup 2019. The alopecia universalis – the hair loss condition that he has since become identified with -- had set in, and the world No.59 remembers his face coming up on the big screen.
“I remember lining up to go on, and I saw my face on the green screen and on the big screen in front of all the Chinese fans. And I was just -- that moment really hit me. I almost had like a panic attack before I went on court. I remember playing that match. And it's like an absolute blur.”
That Penty continued to play at a high level on the circuit despite the psychological toll of the condition says much about his character.