A day of epic smash fails

Published by tennismash

Magdalena Rybarikova in action against Belinda Bencic at Indian Wells; Getty Images

Every now and again the tennis smash goes spectacular wrong. Like this.

There is no shot in tennis that looks quite so spectacular when it all goes wrong as the smash. Don’t believe us? Watch these…

Putting overheads into the right court is just way too mainstream. pic.twitter.com/VMNxQPvbzA

— The Tennis Island (@thetennisisland) March 14, 2016

When the sun is throwing you shade, part 2… #BNPPO16 pic.twitter.com/k7WwyRk67L

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) March 14, 2016

(Turn the sound up on this one):

Rybarikova with one of the all time worst overheads https://t.co/VcqotqueXf

— Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) March 14, 2016

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