Another day, another Mary Pierce selfie… welcome to the social round-up!
This time the two-time Grand Slam champion got David Goffin to join in:
Merci @David__Goffin d'être passer nous voir sur La Terrasse avec @LLuyat (toujours au boulot!) #rg17 pic.twitter.com/MrxOeKGMjL
— Mary Pierce (@_MaryPierce) May 31, 2017
She’s not the only legend taking photos at Roland Garros though…
Martina Hingis got fellow Grand Slam champions Francesca Schiavone and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario to join her for a happy snap:
thx for a fun practice today, ladies! @Schiavone_Fra @rolandgarros #RG17 pic.twitter.com/kO3sxkYC6O
— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) May 31, 2017
Leander Paes ran into Sergi Bruguera and Andre Agassi – a trio who shared an Olympic podium many years ago:
This is the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Singles podium at @rolandgarros today! @ATPWorldTour @Olympics @AndreAgassi #RG17 pic.twitter.com/5enNe7jMKg
— Leander Paes (@Leander) May 31, 2017
Taking photos is not the only thing tennis players do…
Sometimes they dabble in some on-court ballet like Alexandr Dolgopolov:
And how do you play your tennis????? pic.twitter.com/0n8rtPSO9T
— Aleksandr Dolgopolov (@TheDolgo) May 31, 2017
Or do a little dance like Lauren Davis:
Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight ???????? #RG2017 #wordstoliveby
????: Elisa Alcoba @InnoLinkEvents @elissetennis pic.twitter.com/NQELLqqPvz— Lauren Davis (@LaurenDavis93) May 31, 2017
Or entertain themselves on the massage table – as Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova does:
#recoveryoffice pic.twitter.com/mRLQZGi929
— A. Pavlyuchenkova (@NastiaPav) May 31, 2017
Winning is something they are also good at:
A 3era nomasss!!! ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/yAH8Lxx1xj
— diego schwartzman (@dieschwartzman) May 31, 2017
¡Vamos! ???? #2 @rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/s72PsUmWZT
— Garbiñe Muguruza (@GarbiMuguruza) May 31, 2017
But handling losses is something they need to improve on, as Borna Coric admits:
End of the road sadly at @rolandgarros in 2R. Lost my cool after the final whistle, hope to improve on that. Congrats and good luck to Steve pic.twitter.com/UVOuk1UGQb
— borna coric (@borna_coric) May 31, 2017
Meanwhile lets get to the big stories of the day…
As American Steve Johnson grieves his father’s death, he’s finding comfort in the support of his peers and fans – and winning gutsy matches too:
Thank you all for the kind words and messages. Truly amazing. I appreciate and am grateful for every last one of them. Thank you!
— Steve Johnson (@SJohnson_89) May 31, 2017
Ons Jabeur is lost for words after becoming the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam third round:
No words to describe how I feel ???????????????????????? Thank you everyone for the big support ??????#yallah #next #round #Rg2017 #nevergiveup ?????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/WMRMb9V3n7
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) May 31, 2017
And finally, Petra Kvitova’s fairytale return may be over – but she’s still smiling, and so is the rest of the tennis world:
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