Tennis Star to Pursue Professional Poker Career (OPN Staff)
Russian tennis star, Yevgeny Kafelnikov is allegedly renouncing his tennis career for a future in professional poker. Kafelnikov has not played an official match since the St. Petersburg Open in October 2003, a match he lost.
Kafelnikov leaves behind a successful career, winning the 1996 French Open, the 1999 Australian Open, a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics, the 2002 Davis Cup and 26 ATP titles. The 30-year old tennis player also ranked number one in 1999.
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