When NHL Star Alexander Ovechkin Brought Olympic Spirit to the Court with Legends Serena Williams and Kobe Bryant in Support of Ex-Olympian Girlfriend

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NHL legend and the closest one to Wayne Gretzky, Alexander Ovechkin is himself a legendary player. But back in 2012, this NHL star met legends from other sports like Basketball and Tennis which made him super excited then. Check out the following story to know more. [{ "selector": ".qwojd-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".tpgks-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-116px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".lwklg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 321px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

NHL Legend Ovechkin with legends Kobe and Serena

Back in 2012, Capitals captain Ovechkin got to meet NBA legend Kobe Bryant and Tennis GOAT Serena Williams during Olympic Tennis.

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The NHL legend was cheering for his then girlfriend, Olympian Maria Kirilenko, who had her match against Maria Sharapova.

Ovechkin went nuts on Twitter

The ice-hockey player Ovechkin went nuts on Twitter that day with the tweets like, "Me and Serena Williams!!! we gonna trade rackets and sticks! haha thanks u".

Who won the Olympic tennis match?

The Olympic tennis match on August 1, 2012, was won by Sharapova in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.

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