Jarkko Nieminen of Finland reacts after losing to Nicolas Almagro of Spain in the Stockholm Open tennis tournament in Stockholm, Sweden, October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Retired Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen is rekindling his competitive flames by turning pro for a second time in a different sport.
The 34-year-old, who amassed more than $7 million in prize money before quitting the tennis tour at the end of last season, is switching to the more obscure sport of floorball -- a six-a-side indoor variant of field hockey played with a lightweight ball.
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