Ukrainian tennis player, Sergiy Stakhovsky on Saturday said he has joined his country’s military reserves to fight the Russian invasion.
The 36-year-old player said that once he has helped his wife and child reach safety in Hungary, he will be happy to answer a call to arms.
“Of course, I would fight, it’s the only reason I’m trying to get back,” he told Sky News.
“I signed up for the reserves last week. I don’t have military experience but I do have experience with a gun privately.
“My dad and brother are surgeons, they are stressed out, but I speak to them frequently – they sleep in the basement.”
Stakhovsky was once ranked at 31 in the world. He famously defeated Roger Federer on Wimbledon’s Centre Court in 2013.