Rafael Nadal took the court with an unlikely hitting partner in Ukrainiantennis player Leonid Stanislavskyi.- At 97 years old, Stanislavskyi is thought to be the oldest competitive tennis player on the planet.
- The International Tennis Federation's 31st-ranked player in the Singles 90+ category asked Nadal - the former world No. 1 and owner of 20 Grand Slam titles - to play a point together at
Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain. - The Spaniard was eager to help fulfill Stanislavskyi's dream, playing a point with the Guinness World Record holder for the world's oldest tennis player and posing for a photo together.
Rafael Nadal played an adorable point against a 97-year-old tennis player
Meredith Cash
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