Watch: Rafa Nadal Vs. Leonard, Oldest ITF Player in the World
<![CDATA[<strong>One for the ages: King of clay vs. Titan of timelessness. </strong>]]>
In a rally for the ages, Rafael Nadal brought his game and plenty of joy to his oldest opponent.Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Nadal fulfilled 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi's tennis dream by hitting with the man who occupies a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the ITF's oldest tennis player.More: TN Q&A Brian VahalyThe king of clay Rafa vs. titan of timelessness Leonard gave us this beautiful exchange at the Rafa Nadal Academy.
While the 34-year-old Nadal has been recovering from a foot injury that forced him to pull the plug on his 2021 season, he's played dream maker for some of his fans.Recently, Nadal touched the heart of his senior super fan with this birthday message on the fan's 90th birthday.Photo credit: Rafa Nadal Academy]]>
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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