Conner Stroud of Rutherfordton, N.C., has a non-hereditary birth defect called proximal femoral focal deficiency, or PFFD, that left him without legs. But he can’t remember a time before he ...

Rising wheelchair tennis star Conner Stroud knows all about grit With Roland Garros now rescheduled for September, we turn to another case of true grit in action, a 20-year-old from Rutherfordton ...

FOREST CITY, N.C. -- To get to the tennis court, Conner Stroud pushes his wheelchair there. This is made more difficult by the fact that he has no legs. Conner, 15, does the intricate dance ...

In the relatively small world of wheelchair tennis, word of new talent spreads fast. Two years ago, Conner Stroud hadn’t even played the sport. Today, he’s a top U.S. junior prospect. Stroud ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Conner Stroud fell in love with the sport of tennis at an early age. He was born with only one main leg bone for each leg, an extremely rare condition known as proximal focal ...

NEW YORK — Tennis players around the world have learned plenty from Rafael Nadal. On Tuesday, Nadal learned something from Conner Stroud. Stroud, a 12-year-old from Spindale, N.C.,… ...

NEW YORK – Tennis players around the world have learned plenty from Rafael Nadal. On Tuesday, Nadal learned something from Conner Stroud. Stroud, a 12-year-old from Spindale, N.C., was born ...

Conner ended up with the worst one. “About 85 percent of the children born with it only have one leg affected,” Conner’s mother, Rita Stroud, said.