Agnieszka Radwanska returns to the tennis court to play Ukrainian Refugee and the world’s oldest tennis player 98-year old Leonid Stanislavskyi
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Who would have thought that fans would get to see Polish player and tennis star Agnieszka Radwanska finally lift the racket to play with a Ukrainian refugee and the oldest active Tennis player Leonid Stanislavskyi. Fans were rewarded with a treat when the Polish Player and former world no.2 play a match with the 98-year-old grandpa.
Radwanska, the former Polish player won 20 career singles titles and reached an all-time high of world no. 2. She is also the first-ever pole to reach the Grand Slam finals when she played in the 2012 Wimbledon championship. In 2013 she was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by the Polish President. She announced her retirement from professional tennis in 2018 at the age of 29.
The unusual match between Agnieszka Radwanska and Leonid Stanislavaskyi
Stanislawaski, the 98-year-old tennis player who also holds the Guinness World record for being the oldest player alive and still playing tennis was seen returning a shot served by Radwanska. The 98-year-old thoroughly enjoyed himself and was seen playing with a smile on his face.
The Ukrainian has recently fled from Ukraine when he initially did not want to leave the country even under heavy bombing. He recently came to Poland where he has already made headlines for playing with the Polish tennis star. Fans were also delighted because they got to see the Radwanska in action after many years. The tweet is no doubt going to send the fans into a frenzy when they see the 98-year-old tennis player return the shots that were served to him.
This unusual match has made heads turn and the people are astonished to see the game and skill level of this grandpa who plays so well despite age not being on his side. To top it off the Polish player playing tennis after so long will also delight fans with some of them feeling that she retired too early.
We love to see such heartwarming moments and the video makes for a very pleasant sight and serves as a comfort to the other refugees who are stranded with no place to go and serves as a part of a morale booster.
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