Prim Siripipat speaks with former No. 31 in the world and 8-time ATP Tour title winner Sergiy Stakhovsky about his recent retirement and difficult decision to join Ukrainian’s military forces to fight for his homeland following Russia’s invasion. Calling from his hometown in Kyiv, Ukraine, the 36-year-old talks about the complexities of saying goodbye to tennis following a 19-year professional career and potentially never forgiving himself for leaving his wife and three kids to join the war in Ukraine.

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