Sharing inspiration is popular on social media. Carla Suarez Navarro is certainly a fan:
Be strong. You never know who you are inspiring. pic.twitter.com/JBPcVPjLrI
— Carla Suarez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) May 16, 2016
Social media is also a great place to interact with fans.
Nick Kyrgios has been asking for #FanPics:
Ever had a pic with me? Want it displayed on my website? Send it to me! #FanPics https://t.co/ttI9A6bcub
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) May 16, 2016
Thanks for all pics with me, keep a look out on my website https://t.co/9bhUkogtRl to see if you made it up on the site!! #Thanks #Love
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) May 16, 2016
Sometimes it the perfect place to announce more serious news, as Tomas Berdych has done:
— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) May 16, 2016
Or to let fans know what you are up to. Rafael Nadal likes doing this:
Entrenando en casa… 😉
Practicing at home… 😉 pic.twitter.com/wrVugl2jMT— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 16, 2016
So does Serena Williams:
Can you believe it is already time for the year’s second Grand Slam?!
Genie Bouchard is practicing in Paris:
???? @rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/bJUbmiZmCY
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) May 16, 2016
So is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – although the Frenchman is opting to prepare on a back court:
Retour en douceur à l'entraînement cette semaine ! ???? #TsongaTeam #RG16 pic.twitter.com/K9zIjW3CrM
— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) May 16, 2016
Qualifying has started and German Dustin Brown was an early winner:
??? Roaring through opening day of qualifying. #RG16 ?: Philippe Montigny / FFT
A photo posted by Dustin “Dreddy” Brown (@dreddy_ja) on
Frances Tiafoe won too. The #NextGen star threw his all into the match:
Tiafoe representando o "Hoje é segunda-feira" #SóDerrota pic.twitter.com/6FPpBEGY6i
— snap: BreakPointBR (@BreakPointBR) May 16, 2016
#Tiafoe @rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/MCSVoeOC48
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) May 16, 2016
Fellow #NextGen star Taylor Fritz already has a main draw spot – and is working on his clay game in Nice:
Great to get my first ever clay court win on the @ATPWorldTour today in Nice???????????? #NextGen
— Taylor Fritz (@Taylor_Fritz97) May 16, 2016
Alexander Zverev, another #NextGen star, features in the #ATPMoms campaign. Check out that cute smile:
Sascha #Zverev says his mom taught him "from a little age how to play this sport". #ATPMoms: https://t.co/EZ4Iugup66 pic.twitter.com/R0cB9zrJM8
— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) May 16, 2016
At 37, Ivo Karlovic belongs to another generation. The big-serving Croat is all about the music:
World seems better with music in my ears..
— ivo karlovic (@ivokarlovic) May 16, 2016
On the WTA Tour, an anagram challenge is testing top players like Angelique Kerber:
Beans Rib. Urbane Toes. Cow Mos?… try the @WTA Anagram Challenge now 🙂https://t.co/Yb5TqUOoqg
— Angelique Kerber (@AngeliqueKerber) May 16, 2016
But Sloane Stephens is more concerned about bugs:
Why were the bugs only attacking me? ???? @WTA https://t.co/MMEGfERRAH
— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) May 16, 2016
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