Rafael Nadal played the oldest tennis player in the world! I’m shocked at how well he’s still playing, he said

Rafael Nadal was forced to call an early end to the current tennis season back in the summer. The reason is a leg injury that has been with the legendary champion since Roland Garros. As part of his preparation and recovery, he at least played an exhibition match against Leonid Stanislavsky, who made his dream come true!

The thirty-five-year-old Spaniard’s leg injury meant that he would miss not only the US Open, but also the rest of this season. Nadal also missed Wimbledon this year due to injury.

the 97-year-old Ukrainian is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest actively playing tennis player in the world! Stanislavskiy still has a valid license granted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF – ed.)

This exhibition is also proof that it is never too late to achieve your dream. You can see a short demonstration for yourself.

After a few exchanges, Nadal admitted that he was shocked at how well Stanislavski could still play. Although the seventy-seven-year-old Ukrainian had earlier expressed his desire to visit Nadal’s academy, Stanislavskiy also came to Manacor for the super-senior championship.

According to the ATP, Stanislavskiy, who has been playing amateur tennis for over 50 years, had sent a request to the ITF a few months ago asking for a new special category for tennis players over 90.

This activity was praised not only by the Czech former tennis player, Martina Navratilova, but also by other world tennis players via her Twitter account.

Source: The Indian Express