WATCH! Nadal, Murray star attraction in charity game for Ukraine ahead of Australian Open 2023

Updated : Jan 15, 2023 10:14
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AP

22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal was the star attraction in Melbourne when a host of leading players appeared in the Tennis Plays for Peace charity event in aid of Ukraine.

2-time Australian Open winner Nadal was joined in the Rod Laver Arena by former world number one Andy Murray, American stars Frances Tiafoe and Coco Gauff, including women's world number six Maria Sakkari of Greece among others.

The stars also met Ukraine's 98-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, the Guinness record holder for being the oldest active tennis player in the world, plus former Australian player, 99-year-old Australian Henry Young.

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