J-O Waldner's crush in the
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J-O Waldner's crush in the comeback as he admits he was rusty

Jan-Ove Waldner, 60, is back at the competition table. The table tennis icon played a Division Four match with his brother, Kjell-Åke.

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The result? Success for Ingarö in the match against Boo.

The pair of brothers took an easy 3–0 straight-sets victory in front of their mother Marianne.

It was a pretty comfortable victory, fun to play together, Waldner tells Radiosporten.

The former superstar admits that his form may not have been at its peak.

"It was tough at first. I was kind of nervous. I haven't played a match in ten years, so I was rusty," he says.

The match was played at Charlottendalshallen in Gustavsberg, Stockholm. JO Waldner, who, among other things, won Olympic gold in 1992, also played three singles matches and won all of them.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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