Combine a major celestial event with a load of tennis players with a lot of time on their hands and what do you get? A smorgasbord of solar eclipse photos (and plenty of other fluff as well).
Rafa Nadal shows the tennis world how it should be done:
And BMS shows what shouldn’t:
Tomas Berdych went too early on the photo:
Feli Lopez kept the cool:
#thermonuclearprotection with my @oakley ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/gGTJcsz9h1
— Feliciano López (@feliciano_lopez) August 21, 2017
You needed to look up to see it, Caro:
Watching the solar eclipse and bike riding in NYC with my love???????????? @dlee042 pic.twitter.com/NpnedxYl2n
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 21, 2017
Bob Bryan went full jedi:
#SolarEclipse17 pic.twitter.com/wqSDOhatHu
— Bob Bryan (@Bryanbros) August 21, 2017
You can never have too much of an eclipse, Genie:
Thank you adorable fan who gave me these eclipse glasses after my match & who insisted I still use them even tho the eclipse was over ???????? pic.twitter.com/pNPiJcjoIi
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) August 21, 2017
Laura Robson is counter cultural:
Am I the only one slightly underwhelmed by the eclipse in NYC? ???????????
— Laura Robson (@laurarobson5) August 21, 2017
Away from the eclipse, Rafa had a message for the fans:
Rafael Nadal had a special message for his fans:
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 21, 2017
But he wasn’t the only new world No.1 this week:
Delpo did some acting:
Karolina Pliskova was stoked to be back in the Big Apple:
Not a bad spot for practice:
Fun Practice w/ @TommyHaas13 here in #Stowe, Vermont. My opponent tomorrow at 3pm. Come watch ???? #stowetennis pic.twitter.com/0A2FXBb2aM
— Vasek Pospisil (@VasekPospisil) August 21, 2017
Lean back, Marin:
Back in NYC.#CentralPark #USOpen2017 #NYC pic.twitter.com/ch8AQxUpo2
— Marin Cilic (@cilic_marin) August 21, 2017
Done? Done what?
Done??
Have a nice week guys ???????????? pic.twitter.com/ntRD4i00AJ— Fabio Fognini (@fabiofogna) August 21, 2017
With the tennis thing not working out Masha has her eyes on a new career:
???? @Nikecourt pic.twitter.com/z0wYMClRTt
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) August 21, 2017
Day off? What does a Day On look like for Ana?
Day off at the #botanicalgarden ???? pic.twitter.com/kB97cQamfJ
— Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) August 21, 2017
Elina Svitolina has been sight seeing:
Angie’s just got to keep on trudging away:
And finally, not long now…
Just waiting…
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 22, 2017
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