Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and pieces on tour.
CLASSY In light of all things, Maria Sharapova's appearance on the cover of Esquire's Bulgarian edition is hardly "racy," as some headlines would have it. Even so, she does her paramour Grigor Dimitrov's home country a solid by guesting here.
SLUMP IS BEAUTIFUL The famously slumping Eugenie Bouchard graces the latest cover of *Flare* magazine, with her striking desert-chic look appearing alongside headlines like "Why Being Single Suuuuucks" and "Judy Blume Is Back."
PUNCH LISTAmong the assorted high-end celebrities in attendance at the ballyhooed but yawn-inducing boxing match betwixt Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao: Beyonce, Jay Z, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber ... and Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf. It was held in Las Vegas, after all. Must-read sidebar: That scathing piece about Mayweather at Deadspin decried the fight, saying, "The only time he ever goes on the offensive is when he’s fighting a woman."
CHALLENGE!Here's an interesting take on the ATP World Tour's Challenger circuit via Jeff Crady for Last Word On Sports, featuring in-depth takes from Rajeev Ram. Among the worthy points made therein, this: "Rafael Nadal won three ATP Challengers in the years preceding his main tour career; Novak Djokovic held trophies of three Challenger events before becoming a main tour force. How can anyone forget Andre Agassi using the Challenger circuit as a place to find his game again, develop his confidence as he sought to gain back the form that had made him a Grand Slam champion? Agassi went on to win five more Grand Slams after his time on the Challenger tour."
BONUS Just us, or is Caroline Wozniacki's ex, the PGA Tour No. 1 Rory McIlroy, looking a little long in the torso on the latest Men's Health cover?