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The Guardian // World // Europe

‘Tennis repairs you’: the 101-year-old fuelled by iced coffee who still plays competitively | Jo Khan

Saturday 14th June 2025, 8:00PM

Henry Young is proud to have played on centre court during the Australian Open but does not want to be seen as remarkable just for playing at allHenry Young doesn’t mind being asked about his secret to a long, active life – it comes with the territory when you’re a 101-year-old competitive tennis player. It has its perks, like getting to play on centre court during the Australian Open, but what he does mind is that it’s considered so remarkable that he is playing at all. That he is seen as extraordinary and there must be some magic trick that keeps him going.“What bugs me is that people give up their tennis when they have some kind of injury,” Young says. “I’m a monument to the medical profession because I’ve had so many injuries and I just persevere, and then tennis repairs you.” Continue reading...

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