Here’s a roundup of funny photos from Day Eight of the Australian Open featuring players Kvitova, Tsonga, Ivanovic, Murray, Ferrer, Hewitt, Gasquet and Lisicki among others, Tebowing, calling on the tennis gods, and of course, stripping.
Petra Kvitova paying homage to American football player Tim Tebow by “Tebowing” on court. The only way that this could be more impressive is to Tebow during a point — a fact that Ana Ivanovic has nearly perfected:
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This is a photo of Lleyton Hewitt looking for his wife Bec, right? I mean, there cannot be another explanation for this, RIGHT??
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In recent statements, Serena Williams has said she “doesn’t love tennis, today” and it seems like tennis doesn’t love her back either. Watch out for those vicious inanimate objects we call tennis racquets, Serena. They’re out to get you, gurrrl!
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Perhaps she heard me and is actually apologizing to the tennis gods. But maybe she’s singing and dancing. I can’t really tell.
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Not only is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s adidas kit so much better looking in the promotions than on-court, but he’s also missing the tennis ball in his famous “ball-biting” face!
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This photo is pretty tame, but the caption makes me scratch my head: “Zheng Jie of China wears an ice pack.” Since when did ice packs become a new fashion accessory, Getty? Not sure the ice pack is getting the proper treatment — maybe they should get Marcos Baghdatis to promote it.
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You cannot outdo a good “head stuck in shirt” shot ala Richard Gasquet. A+ for execution. B- for not flexing your abs, Reeshard. Tsk tsk.
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Uh, how did these get in here? Anyways. Tomas Berdych seems to have gotten my abs-flexing memo during his afternoon at the beach on St. Kilda. You’re welcome.
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Surprise quarterfinalist Ekaterina Makarova is multi-talented. Not only did she beat Serena Williams in two easy sets, but she was watching Championship Sunday football games at the same time: GOALLLL!
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“And I-yee-I will always love youuuu-ohhh…”
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Good girl Sabine Lisicki seems to be hushing the crowd in a Berdych-esque way, when in fact she was simply challenging a call. Angles, angles, angles.
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And in similar news: placement, placement, placement. Oh, Andy. You make it too easy for us.
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And finally, if only because these types of photos have become so common in the past year, dead spots in million dollar tennis tournaments. Here, an official uses a powerdrill during the Kei Nishikori vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga match.
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