THE UK’s oldest tennis player is still serving up aces at the age of 100.
Basil Smith discovered his love of the sport when he began hitting a ball off the wall of his parents’ house 92 years ago.
The self-taught amateur still plays three times a week at Swansea Tennis Club and beats people half his age.
His powerful aces, skillful drop-shots, and deft backhands baffle his rivals.
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