Croatian Borna Coric has just scored the best win of his career. The lucky loser upset world No.1 Andy Murray in the Madrid third round – and got plenty of support on social media:
Guys, thanks so much for your messages!!! Amazing feeling to beat the #1 @andy_murray, next step QF tomorrow at @MutuaMadridOpen #NextGenATP pic.twitter.com/dhGQfWpsNh
— borna coric (@borna_coric) May 11, 2017
Kapow! David Goffin is moving on too:
Quarterfinals at the @MutuaMadridOpen ???????????? pic.twitter.com/M6F9KSzy0G
— David Goffin (@David__Goffin) May 11, 2017
Svetlana Kuznetsova might not be young, but she is happy:
While Kuznetsova is flying solo, her doubles partner and next opponent Kristina Mladenovic is all about the team… which should make for an interesting semifinal:
#SvetaKikiTeamFuego ???????????????????????????????????????? @SvetlanaK27 pic.twitter.com/nLcpCzT3AO
— Kristina Mladenovic (@KikiMladenovic) May 11, 2017
Rafael Nadal met someone as talented as him… off-court of course:
Florin Angel pintó este cuadro con la boca. Muchas gracias Florin por este increíble regalo!! @pie_bocaPintor pic.twitter.com/krI2S2gIdR
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 11, 2017
Frenchman Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga probably need to spend more time on court:
J'adore ce jeu, surtout quand je gagne… Désolé Jo @tsonga7 ???????????? pic.twitter.com/b9nZW066Ae
— Lucas Pouille (@la_pouille) May 11, 2017
Illya Marchenko is having strange lift conversations:
Best lift conversation ever
– you must be sportsman
– yes, tennis player
– oh! Where are you from?
– Ukraine
– Ukraine? Strange— Illya Marchenko (@imarchello) May 11, 2017
Paella is on the menu for Misaki Doi in Madrid:
?????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/LuEFpBGbCQ
— Misaki Doi ???? (@MisakiDoiTennis) May 11, 2017
Lucie Safarova has arrived in Rome where it is all about the pasta:
Or birthday cake if you’re Christina McHale:
Thanks for all the bday wishes!! Lucky to spend another birthday in Rome! #25 pic.twitter.com/zSgAdeaQxy
— Christina McHale (@ChristinaMcHale) May 11, 2017
Maria Sharapova hit the streets in the Italian capital:
Roma ?? pic.twitter.com/10N2hw70Ch
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) May 11, 2017
After finishing her part-time job as a mechanic:
Today we celebrate the 1,000,000th Porsche 911! Thrilled to give the finishing touches to the car. @PorscheNewsroom: https://t.co/NtTwnSACWJ pic.twitter.com/A5bHVPdPTI
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) May 11, 2017
At 211-centimetres, Ivo Karlovic tried his best to blend in as a tourist:
The Croatian can’t hide from hotel bed problems though:
Hotels in Europe = tiny beds
— ivo karlovic (@ivokarlovic) May 11, 2017
A forgetful Daria Gavrilova has another problem to deal with:
Oops ????@Daria_Gav forgot to enter @InteBNLdItalia so now has to play qualifying–> https://t.co/XSNjleeqni pic.twitter.com/8kN7MCrpJf
— WTA (@WTA) May 11, 2017
Luckily she has ‘supportive’ colleagues like Ana Konjuh and Belinda Bencic:
@Daria_gav good job dasha ???????????????????? https://t.co/afPRtNKK2Y
— Ana Konjuh (@anakonjuh) May 11, 2017
Legend https://t.co/Z3hGCqT5B5
— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) May 11, 2017
Roger Federer has practice on his mind in Dubai:
Practice in Dubai ???? pic.twitter.com/1OUq2Hi1zs
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 11, 2017
Leander Paes is looking back at former champions to get inspired… how ironic:
"I never look back, I look forward." – Steffi Graf #ThursdayThoughts
— Leander Paes (@Leander) May 11, 2017
Former world No.1 Tracy Austin, who set many youngest player records during her career, is in awe that 46-year-old Kimiko Date is still battling it out on the ITF circuit:
Keep on rolling Kimiko! So impressive!!! Age is just a number. #dedication https://t.co/32YmtL0pnj
— Tracy Austin (@thetracyaustin) May 10, 2017
Speaking of former world No.1s… actually, we don’t know what to say about Boris Becker here:
#word… pic.twitter.com/8BMMXWb7Cc
— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) May 11, 2017
Oh social media, you never disappoint! #word
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