Riding, relaxation and retirement: the social round-up

Two of the game’s biggest stars – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – are in Acapulco this week, and both are excited about getting their campaigns started:

Ready? Let's do this #NoleFam #acapulco #mexico ???????? #teamdjokovic pic.twitter.com/6BibUSKJf9

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) February 28, 2017

Preparing today's match ???? pic.twitter.com/bhNPawCu45

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 28, 2017

Life is pretty good for Elina Svitolina. After reaching the top 10 with her Dubai title last week, she’s now in Kuala Lumpur and just recorded her 250th career win:

That moment when you win 250th @WTA match ????????@alyawtamo pic.twitter.com/CDSr0mFnej

— Elina Svitolina (@ElinaSvitolina) February 28, 2017

John Peers is meeting wildlife in Dubai this week:

Made a new friend at @DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/1Vu5gbHywr

— John Peers (@johnwpeers) February 28, 2017

While Andrey Rublev met a legend in Roger Federer:

Legend @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/l6WDsauJjF

— Andrey Rublev (@AndreyRublev97) February 28, 2017

Elena Vesnina is putting her feet up at home in Russia:

???? #sochi pic.twitter.com/8Q5vsRSJD3

— Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) February 28, 2017

Has Alize Cornet got something in her eye?

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain #staypositive

A post shared by Alizé Cornet (@alizecornet) on Feb 27, 2017 at 1:56pm PST

Serena and Venus Williams always have plenty to catch up on:

“And than what happened??” “Gurllllllll” @venuswilliams

A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on Feb 28, 2017 at 6:42am PST

Speaking of Serena, she’s just celebrated the 18th anniversary of her first WTA title win:

February 28, 1999 ???? @SerenaWilliams wins first career #WTA title at Paris Indoors! pic.twitter.com/PB7JCeStda

— WTA (@WTA) February 28, 2017

Naomi Broady remembers that moment well:

It was my 9th birthday and queenie was only 17 when she won her first title. Who knew she'd go on to be the greatest ever ?????? https://t.co/YJszJl46v9

— Naomi Broady (@NaomiBroady) February 28, 2017

Caroline Wozniacki is getting ready for Indian Wells:

I'm feeling good and looking forward to Indian Wells! Thanks @USANAinc for helping me feel the best. pic.twitter.com/hhAC7jCg0S

— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) February 28, 2017

Meanwhile Ivo Karlovic is feeling the birthday love:

Thank you all for birthday wishes. U guys are amazing. See you in Indian Wells next week. #hugsandkisses

— ivo karlovic (@ivokarlovic) February 28, 2017

And former world No.11 Shahar Peer made a big announcement on her social media accounts:

Hi Everyone, I want to share with you one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life. After 23 years, in which 13 of those years I was an international professional tennis player, I am retiring 🙂 I made this decision following a chronic inflammation in my shoulder, that has been lasting for over two years, and prevents me from competing at the high level that I am used to and expect from myself. At the same time, I lost my desire for the game of tennis and the intense way of life I have lived since I was 6.5 years old. I look back on this experience with a huge smile, a lot of happiness and satisfaction. I am proud of all of my accomplishments as well as the huge honor I was given to represent the state of Israel. I want to thank everyone for your never-ending support that I received every single day, every hour and every place I went to around the world. This Friday, “Ulpan Shishi” on Channel 2 will broadcast a segment about my career, my deliberation about my retirement, and my plans for the future. I promise to continue to update you about every interesting development of Chapter 2 of my life. Yours, Shahar 🙂

A post shared by shaharpeer (@shaharpeer) on Feb 28, 2017 at 10:01am PST