Rafael Nadal plays tennis with a 97-year-old man

Manacor, Spain: Rafael Nadal wins numerous hearts again, but this time did not win the Grand Slam but shares a tennis court with a 97-year-old man to help him realize his lifelong dream of playing against the first.Read also – Stefanos Tsitsipas publishes a picture of him in the hospital with a heavily tied arm

Rafael Nadal Academy shared a video on social media in which 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi plays with a 20-time Grand Slam winner. Stanislavskyi happens to be an amateur tennis player and has competed on the track for over 50 years. Read also – Novak Djokovic has not shared his vaccination space: Australian Open chief

Game, Set & Match… Leonid!

👏🏻 @Rafael Nadal 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/XErn6Vqjve

– Movistarin Rafa Nadal Academy (@rnadalacademy) October 29, 2021

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Leonid Stanislavskyi is 97 years old and has a Guinness record @GWR like a tennis player @ITFTennis the oldest in the world. His dream was to visit #RafaNadalAcademy Movistar to meet @Rafael Nadal.

The dream came true! 😍 pic.twitter.com/AahkXy5BVO

– Movistarin Rafa Nadal Academy (@rnadalacademy) October 29, 2021

– Leonid: Can I play a point with you?
– Rafa: Of course! pic.twitter.com/soHR0XznCJ

– Movistarin Rafa Nadal Academy (@rnadalacademy) October 29, 2021

“It’s a stylish sport. It is a good physical exercise. It’s a beautiful game. And there’s one more thing about tennis – you can play regardless of age, ”Stanislavskyi said.

“When I was 95, I felt a lot better than I do now. People under the age of 70 say, ‘Thank God I lived another year.’ People in their 70s and 90s say, ‘Thank God I lived for another month.’ and I say, “Thank God I live another day,” the amateur tennis player said.

Earlier this year, Stanislavskyi has also expressed a desire to face Roger Federer on the tennis court as well. We have to wait and see if Federer divides the court with the 97-year-old gentleman or not.