A day of big announcements: the social round-up

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Maria Sharapova at Rome's Colosseum; Getty Images
What has been happening on social media in the tennis world?

So it hasn’t exactly been quiet on social media in the past 24 hours…

Roger Federer announced he was skipping the French Open:

And everyone had an opinion on the topic, including Boris Becker and Robin Soderling:

Bruno Soares tried to lift the mood:

Former world No.10 Juan Monaco had an even bigger announcement to make – he is retiring:

It lead to an outpouring of messages and well wishes from his compatriots:

Milos Raonic had an announcement of his own to make:

Meanwhile, Caroline Wozniacki is dancing with joy to be back in the world’s top 10:

Ryan Harrison and Marius Copil had ranking breakthroughs of their own to celebrate:

Back at world No.1 this week, Angelique Kerber hit the practice court in Rome:

Dominika Cibulkova and Garbine Muguruza did the same:

Doubles duo Darija Jurak and Anastasia Rodionova played a strange game:

When your doubles partner @darijajurak is into some strange games ??????????? #ibi17 #rome #italy #fitness

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Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova are making the most of being able to use the phrase “When in Rome…”

When in Rome … ????????

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Elsewhere, retired former world No.1 Ana Ivanovic seems to be confused what bike riding is:

And Naomi Broady is having #firstworldproblems:

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