Oscars, volleys and throwbacks: the social round-up

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What has been happening on social media in the tennis world?

ICYMI, the 89th Academy Awards were on in Hollywood yesterday. Tennis stars CoCo Vandeweghe and Madison Keys were glued to the broadcast – and took to social media to express their reactions after La La Land was mistakenly announced as Best Picture…

Maria Sharapova was there – looking glamorous of course:

Serena Williams wasn’t dressed up at all. The world No.1 surprised two strangers by gatecrashing their casual hit, joining them on court in boots… “the moral of the story is you never know when I’m coming to a tennis court near you,” she laughed as she documented the meeting on Snapchat:

Naomi Osaka has a lot to say on her social media account:

Rafael Nadal lets photos speak for him:

Novak Djokovic is in Acapulco too – and fans are excited:

Meanwhile, Ivo Karlovic has a bathroom issue:

It seems Caroline Wozniacki wanted to remind her followers about her Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot:

Which prompted Daniela Hantuchova to post a #throwback of her own:

Karolina Pliskova is sticking to gym wear:

While white was the fashion at the Acapulco player’s party, with both Belinda Bencic and Christina McHale rocking it on the red carpet:

Finally, Genie Bouchard offered some posing tips to Juan Martin del Potro:

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