Another day, another dollop of Olympic social fluffiness to warm the cockles and make you marvel at the incredible money pit that is the Games. Oh, and to see Vika Azarenka stand next to some grass.
Andy Murray tried to spear a Royal:
It's fair to say that Princess Anne looks terrified.
Flag issues for @andy_murray #TeamGB pic.twitter.com/akdBszydpd— judy murray (@judmoo) August 4, 2016
Hey, Martina Hingis found someone who would play with her at the Olympics!
The ??-Team is now complete!The Champ just arrived @mhingis ? ! #justthetwoofus #Rio2016 #olympicscannowbegin ?? pic.twitter.com/0SIRLB8xwE
— Timea Bacsinszky (@TimeaOfficial) August 4, 2016
And then she found Leander Paes:
goodbye @WashKastles, hello @Rio2016_en Olympics! @Leander pic.twitter.com/FuiFyulv5R
— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) August 4, 2016
And some rings:
loving my new bling, thx @WashKastles! pic.twitter.com/OCJzGEO4S7
— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) August 4, 2016
The most popular team at the Olympics:
?????????? ??????????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????????? ??? ? ???-??-???????https://t.co/oO0UM2gt59 pic.twitter.com/1ORsvaB0Lp
— ????????? (@molniasport) August 4, 2016
But Sveta Kuznetsova isn’t happy:
This is short video about our breakfast in. I would prefer healthy food, without candies.
Check it now! pic.twitter.com/dVwpl9SuId— Svetlana Kuznetsova (@SvetlanaK27) August 4, 2016
Yeah, we remember that guy. He was good four years ago…
Finally arrived! Remember this guy??? #TeamPolska #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/NqmHoKTbdh
— Aga Radwanska (@ARadwanska) August 4, 2016
Caroline Wozniacki does the ring thing:
Getting in to the Olympic spirit!! #allforrio #olympicrings pic.twitter.com/3YZVyYrshJ
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 4, 2016
While Elena Vesnina mixed it up:
#Rio2016 #Rus @katemakarova1 @DKasatkina @Rio2016_en ???? ?????? ?? ????????? pic.twitter.com/BrA1IGLDnC
— Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) August 4, 2016
That’s the Olympic spirit…
? was taken before we knew we would play each other in doubles ?!Had a great hit,Thanks @bambamsam30 ?????!#Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/wQpPMHxnLA
— Timea Bacsinszky (@TimeaOfficial) August 4, 2016
If the tennis doesn’t work out, Kiki Mladenovic…
@KikiMladenovic on fire qui joue au basket avec @Gael_Monfils et @CaroGarcia À voir sur @BFMTV @BFMSportTV #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/56IbVoMXBA
— Lesly Boitrelle (@LeslyBoitrelle) August 4, 2016
Breaking up is hard to do (unless you just post it on social media):
A little update for you guys ? pic.twitter.com/QUYUG4Q0Bj
— Sabine Lisicki (@sabinelisicki) August 4, 2016
If you can’t be at the Olympics, brush some grass instead:
And Fernando Verdasco found the other person who isn’t obsessing over the Olympics:
To the Qf's ??@bbtatlantaopen #vamos pic.twitter.com/0BB5lcvwkn
— Fernando Verdasco (@FerVerdasco) August 4, 2016
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