Playing the Moldovans at Tennis

Author(s): Tony Hawks

Location(s): Moldova (Republic of)

Genre(s): Humour

Era(s): 1990s

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A bet is placed and Hawks travels to Moldova where he attempts to beat each member of the national football first team at tennis. This is a wry, funny and sometimes poignant experience of Moldovans, as they grapple with life after communism.

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