Welcome to today’s social round-up, where the action is as exciting as the on-court happenings in Paris…
David Goffin had news to share about the ankle injury that derailed his French Open campaign:
Hello guys, the last tests revealed a muscle tear. It will take time to heal but I hope to get well soon ! Thank you for your messages ?????? pic.twitter.com/ViNEnBzx6l
— David Goffin (@David__Goffin) June 5, 2017
The tournament is not over yet for Caroline Garcia:
1e quart de finale à @rolandgarros ! 1e victoire sur le court Philippe Chatrier ! ???????????????????????? Merci à tous ! ???????? #FlyWithCaro #RG17 #Determination pic.twitter.com/HTP3pxpqKd
— Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) June 5, 2017
Or Marin Cilic:
Happy to be through to my 1st Quarters in #FrenchOpen. Wishing @KAndersonATP a speedy recovery! #RG17 #TeamCilic #atpworldtour #clayseason
— Marin Cilic (@cilic_marin) June 5, 2017
But Carla Suarez Navarro and Karen Khachanov bid au revior last night:
Well played, @Simona_Halep. You were too strong today. I wish you all the best in Paris! ¡Hasta el año que viene @rolandgarros! ???????? pic.twitter.com/NuSSL0GTbZ
— Carla Suarez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) June 5, 2017
Thank you @rolandgarros. See you next year!
— Karen Khachanov (@karenkhachanov) June 5, 2017
Team Bucie (Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova) are still there and have plenty to say… well one of them does:
Speaking of #doubletrouble, look who is making another deep Grand Slam run:
Quarter final time ???????????????????? #teamABCD #bff #doubletrouble #RG17 pic.twitter.com/pAm0yQloE5
— Ash Barty (@ashbar96) June 5, 2017
Bruno Soares lost a heart-breaking doubles quarterfinal in a third-set tiebreak – and took solace in a motivational quote:
Tough roads sometimes takes you to beautiful destinations.
— Bruno Soares (@BrunoSoares82) June 5, 2017
But Andrea Petkovic and Kirsten Flipkens offered an alternate coping method:
More often though it takes you to bars and German beer. #justsaying
— Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovic) June 5, 2017
Or Belgian beer..
— Kirsten Flipkens (@FlipperKF) June 5, 2017
Looking for one in Paris and can't find it. #help
— Bruno Soares (@BrunoSoares82) June 5, 2017
Fans weren’t so supportive, quick to point out Angelique Kerber had recently posted the same inspirational quote – so the Brazilian improvised:
Ok, some people said Kerber used the line first. So here is another one. Losing Sucks big time and doesn't take you very far.
— Bruno Soares (@BrunoSoares82) June 5, 2017
We know how Kirsten Flipkens worked up her thirst – by hitting with some all-time greats:
Speaking of legends, Martina Hingis left a surprise for Fed Cup team-mate Timea Bacsinszky in the Roland Garros locker-room:
When @mhingis gives you much love, always ? #merci #schatzeli pic.twitter.com/Jq3qAV8nvC
— Timea Bacsinszky (@TimeaOfficial) June 5, 2017
Meanwhile a reflective Grigor Dimitrov is ready for the grass season apparently:
But grass comes with its challenges as Stefanos Tsitsipas is discovering:
In the Bible it rained for forty days. They called it a disaster. In England they call it summer. #Surbiton ???????? #Cloudy ?? #Grass ???? #Tennis ???? pic.twitter.com/Niyk187req
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@StefTsitsipas) June 5, 2017
Which makes Ana Konjuh’s training method look genuis:
My kind of grass court preparations ???????????? #grasscourtseason pic.twitter.com/rH6goNyyb2
— Ana Konjuh (@anakonjuh) June 5, 2017
There’s no grass preparation for injured Belinda Bencic this year though, so she’s found the best distraction – a new puppy!
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