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Serhij Stachovskyj. (Bernat Armangue / Ap)

Ukrainske tennisproffset patrullerar Kyivs gator

Ukrainske tennisspelaren Serhij Stachovskyj försökte för några veckor sedan kvala in till Australian Open – nu patrullerar han Kyivs gator med vapen i hand, skriver australiska ABC.

– Jag hade aldrig i mitt liv kunnat föreställa mig att hamna i den här situationen, säger han till tv-kanalen.

Nyligen delade han en skärmdump från en konversation med tennisstjärnan Novak Djokovic som erbjöd finansiell hjälp.

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Serhij Stachovskyj
Wikipedia (en)
Sergiy Eduardovych Stakhovsky (Ukrainian: Сергій Едуардович Стаховський, pronounced [serˈɦij stɐˈxɔu̯sʲkɪj]; born January 6, 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005 to 2008. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 31 (September 2010) and he has reached as high as No. 33 in doubles (June 2011).He won his first career title in March 2008, as a lucky loser ranked no. 209, defeating top seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final, thus becoming the first lucky loser to win a title since Christian Miniussi in 1991. He is the elder brother of tennis player Leonard Stakhovsky. He is currently coached by Burghard Riehemann. He is well known for beating eight-time winner and defending champion Roger Federer in the 2nd round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships ending his record run of 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals.
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