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Leonid Stanislavskyi played tennis at 100

AI-generated cover: портрет вигаданого літнього тенісиста на корті; не Леонід Станіславський і не конкретний матч. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover of a fictional elderly male tennis player practicing on an outdoor court, white hair, modest sportswear, holding a racket between points with a ball nearby, warm late-afternoon light, dignified active-aging sports portrait. Not Leonid Stanislavskyi or a specific match; no age or record claim implied. No text, logos, court branding or numbers.” Generated 20 October 2026.

аматорський тенісист на корті в Камеруні; автор Temfack sonfack; CC BY-SA 4.0. Сторінка: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tennis_player.jpg. Ліцензія: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Атрибуція: Temfack sonfack, CC BY-SA 4.0, через Wikimedia Commons. Зменшено до довшого боку 1800 px і збережено як JPEG, якість 88.

тенісист Волтер Весбрук грає на Midwick Country Club у Каліфорнії (1925); фотограф Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library; CC BY 4.0. Сторінка: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walter_Wesbrook,_1925.jpg. Ліцензія: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Атрибуція: Los Angeles Times, UCLA Library, CC BY 4.0. Зменшено до довшого боку 1800 px і збережено як JPEG, якість 88.

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AI-generated cover: портрет вигаданого літнього тенісиста на корті; не Леонід Станіславський і не конкретний матч. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover of a fictional elderly male tennis player practicing on an outdoor court, white hair, modest sportswear, holding a racket between points with a ball nearby, warm late-afternoon light, dignified active-aging sports portrait. Not Leonid Stanislavskyi or a specific match; no age or record claim implied. No text, logos, court branding or numbers.” Generated 20 October 2026.

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Kharkiv-born Leonid Stanislavskyi turned 100 on 22 March 2024; a report at the time said he was still training, going on court and taking part in international competitions. He received the Guinness World Records title for oldest male competitive tennis player earlier: the record was verified in Kharkiv on 18 October 2020, when he was 96 years and 210 days old. [1–2]