Clay sliding and carpet glamour: the social round-up

OMG Roger Federer went to the #MetGala in New York. It’s one of the biggest events in the celebrity world and EVERYONE was talking about it on social media yesterday, including the 18-time Grand Slam champion…

omg I went to the #MetGala ???? pic.twitter.com/MQRrnVafPA

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 2, 2017

The world No.4 certainly stood out as he walked the white carpet:

Must study competition. There be mutants here #Wolverine #metgala @RealHughJackman pic.twitter.com/WDZbUaEdZU

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 2, 2017

The look blinded Olympic silver medallist Laura Robson:

Roger in bedazzled Gucci is everything I never knew I wanted. #MetGala

— Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) May 2, 2017

Federer shared the white carpet with Hollywood star Hugh Jackman – but was most excited to have his glamorous wife Mirka by his side:

.@RealHughJackman Actually, I had the best partner already by my side ???? pic.twitter.com/1RbFiW4r51

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 2, 2017

And the tweets kept coming…

.@RealHughJackman The end ???? #MetGala pic.twitter.com/39XAsh1PUO

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 2, 2017

Fellow Australian Open 2017 champion Serena Williams was there too – and she was radiating with happiness in her first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy:

Become one with the #metball at night. @versace_official @donatella_versace gown

A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on May 2, 2017 at 5:49am PDT

Night at the museum. A view from the back… and front @donatella_versace

A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on May 2, 2017 at 8:52am PDT

Watch: the Diamond outrage by one of my partners @audemarspiguet Dress @donatella_versace @versace_official earrings: @xivkarats overall: LOVE

A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on May 2, 2017 at 1:59pm PDT

Back on tour, the clay swing is far from glamorous. Timea Bacsinszky was having trouble keeping her feet:

Oops ????@TimeaOfficial takes a tumble, but still wins the point! #WTARabat pic.twitter.com/YM6n70QXUm

— WTA (@WTA) May 2, 2017

?????????????????????????????? #firstmatchonclay https://t.co/njeVYu1oPt

— Timea Bacsinszky (@TimeaOfficial) May 2, 2017

CoCo Vandeweghe is getting dirty too and working on her sliding skills:

There are two types of fun, tennis grinding ????, and doing stupid thing ???????????????? #AmericansInEurope #MentalidadPositivaEnTierra #EspecialistaEnPolvoDeLadrillo

A post shared by CoCo Vandeweghe (@cocovandey) on May 2, 2017 at 2:44pm PDT

Juan Martin del Potro is having no troubles though, scoring a win in Estoril:

#EstorilOpen ???? pic.twitter.com/K4kd99q40e

— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) May 2, 2017

Victoria Azarenka doesn’t have to worry about clay sliding this year, she’s more worried about her side step ahead of her return on hard court in July:

New dance moves “The Hurdles” ????????????

A post shared by Victoria Azarenka (@vichka35) on May 2, 2017 at 3:03am PDT

It is not always about tennis for professional players though…

Andrea Petkovic has been putting her writing skills to the test:

i’m really honored to tell you guys that i’m featured in the newest issue of my favourite magazine @racquetmag not as a player but as a writer. i compared the rivalry between jackson pollock and willem de kooning to roger&rafa and a personal experience. yes, i did sit in cafés in LA, frantically drinking green tea, wearing glasses i don’t need and having mood swings for the sakes of it. you know, just what regular writers do. go go go! get it, read it, critique it but don’t tell it to my face because i’m gonna cry! #racquetmag #awriterslife #isnotaplayerslife #gobigorgohome

A post shared by Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovici) on May 2, 2017 at 10:49am PDT

Sorana Cirstea went car shopping:

????????????@bmwromania pic.twitter.com/x96zZPjBOg

— Sorana Cirstea (@sorana_cirstea) May 2, 2017

And Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been busy on a photo shoot:

Très bon moment avec @DivacoreNs #Shooting ?????????????????? pic.twitter.com/QDjHBXGDIv

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) May 2, 2017

Drum roll please… lets finish today’s social round-up with some really positive news – Petra Kvitova is back on a tennis court:

Hello guys ????? I hope this picture makes you as happy as it makes me! I am in Monaco and guess what? I’m back on the tennis court, hitting with some proper balls and reunited with my dear friend @wilsontennis racquet ???????? Zdravim Vas! ???? doufam, ze tento obrazek vas udela stastnymi tak jako me! Jsem v Monaku a vite co? Jsem zpet na kurtu, hraju s normalnimi mici a mou starou dobrou @wilsontennis raketou ????

A post shared by Petra Kvitova (@petra.kvitova) on May 2, 2017 at 8:03am PDT

READ MORE: Kvitova’s comeback progress