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Germantown, Maryland - February 28, 2016: Gadonfin Koptigan Yaka -- who goes by his nickname Pasmal (which means "not bad" in French) -- is photographed at his Germantown, Md., apartment complex's tennis courts Sunday February 28, 2016.

In 2001 Pasmal set the record for the oldest tennis player to play in the Davis Cup while playing for his home country Togo. He is now 75 and works as a cleaner at the post office in Germantown, MD. His record has since been broken by Vittorio Pellandra when he was 66-year-old in 2011, but not without controversy. While Pasmal finished his matches, Pellandra left in the middle of play due to an injury.

CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
Assignment ID: 30186938A

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Germantown, Maryland - February 28, 2016: Gadonfin Koptigan Yaka -- who goes by his nickname Pasmal (which means "not bad" in French) -- is photographed at his Germantown, Md., apartment complex's tennis courts Sunday February 28, 2016. <br />
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In 2001 Pasmal set the record for the oldest tennis player to play in the Davis Cup while playing for his home country Togo. He is now 75 and works as a cleaner at the post office in Germantown, MD. His record has since been broken by Vittorio Pellandra when he was 66-year-old in 2011, but not without controversy. While Pasmal finished his matches, Pellandra left in the middle of play due to an injury. <br />
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CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times<br />
Assignment ID: 30186938A