In mid-January 2022, Sergiy Stakhovsky announced he was retiring from professional tennis. The news did not make many headlines. Stakhovsky had carved out a nice career as a mid-tier player.
Juan Martin Del Potro launched his comeback from a serious wrist injury with a convincing 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round of the Sydney International on Tuesday.
Retired Ukrainian tennis pro Sergiy Stakhovsky has left his wife and three young children in Hungary to return to his native country to fight the Russian invansion.
The now retired ATP Tour winner left his wife and three kids to fight for his home country. View the original article to see embedded media. The eight-time ATP Tour title winner Sergiy Stakhovsky announced he will be joining the Ukrainian army to defend his home country.