Blue skies with some cloud: the social round-up

Don’t be alarmed with the headline, today’s social round-up isn’t a weather report…

Weather just made a great analogy for Mirjana Lucic-Baroni as she reflected on the current state of the WTA:

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni’s take on the criticism of a tour in flux.

“People will complain about the sunny skies, you know?" pic.twitter.com/tpSo72CNIC

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 16, 2017

Rafael Nadal certainly isn’t complaining about sunny skies:

Segundo día entrenando en #Roma! / Second day training in #Rome! pic.twitter.com/KdYY23hTzh

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) May 16, 2017

The same can’t be said for former world No.1 Jimmy Connors though…

While the current pros kept quiet on social media about the decision from Roland Garros to deny Maria Sharapova a wildcard, the situation hit a nerve with Connors, who was banned from the tournament 43 years ago…

Sharapova denied by the French– I know what that is like#1974– and "that's that"!!!!

— Jimmy Connors (@JimmyConnors) May 16, 2017

READ MORE: Sharapova snubbed

There was better news for Spanish veteran David Ferrer, who celebrated 700 career wins:

Puedo decir que en mi carrera tenística he tenido 700 días muy felices!!???? ,gracias a todos por vuestro apoyo.. pic.twitter.com/OJdZxMvlea

— David Ferrer (@DavidFerrer87) May 16, 2017

Tomas Berdych hit 600 wins – an effort that earned praise from doubles star Bruno Soares:

Much respect for this two guys. @DavidFerrer87 700 wins and @tomasberdych 600 wins. Very impressive. Well done fellas.

— Bruno Soares (@BrunoSoares82) May 16, 2017

Back to complaining, and Ryan Harrison is not a fan of the courts in Rome:

Some tricky conditions out there last night. Happy to be through to my 2nd round. hoping the court is less dangerous today @ATPWorldTour pic.twitter.com/L8UIrCT2wa

— Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92) May 16, 2017

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is all smiles though, swapping the court for the track:

Prepa physique aujourd'hui ?????????????????? #TsongaTeam pic.twitter.com/HUGkH92496

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) May 16, 2017

Excited best describes Sloane Stephens right now, as she continues to make progress in her injury comeback:

Feeling like a kid in a candy store ???? pic.twitter.com/phmcFRXYhy

— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) May 16, 2017

Belinda Bencic’s progress is a bit slower:

Managed to get out of My Pyjama after 2 weeks… ???????????? #progress

A post shared by Belinda Bencic (@belindabencic) on May 16, 2017 at 3:21pm PDT

Meanwhile Serena Williams is finding pregnancy comes with its challenges:

No heartburn tonight. I also had no spicy food ????????. Is this my future for the next several months? I live for peppers on peppers on peppers.

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) May 17, 2017

But the good news for her many fans is that her unborn baby is already getting used to a life around tennis:

Baby loves watching tennis already!

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) May 16, 2017