Here's a sampling of the latest social-media foibles and feats from pro tennis players and observers.
Agnieszka Radwanska always arrives at a tournament with a quiver of darts in her repertoire, but she fell today in the Nottingham semifinals to Monica Niculescu (6-0 in the third set).
And draw! @ARadwanska does her best Robin Hood impression at #AegonOpen #Nottingham @WTA http://t.co/9Z598bggfJ pic.twitter.com/Omxf0eySXE
— British Tennis (@BritishTennis) June 8, 2015
Roger Federer has issued a selective series of shout-outs to friends and one-time foes in the past week, including this one, replete with a witty rejoinder (of course) from Andy Roddick.
. @rogerfederer @Wimbledon Hopefully it will be easier to talk about you, than it was to play against you :)
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) June 9, 2015
And indeed, here's Federer again, this time calling on all his followers to praise the returns to court of super-friend Tommy Haas and fellow Swiss Marcos Chiudinelli.
Man I am so pumped for my friends @mchiudinelli33 and @TommyHaas13 for being back on @ATPWorldTour and crushing it
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) June 9, 2015
First, Boris Becker wrote that Federer and Novak Djokovic "don't particularly like each other." Then he took to Twitter and penned a few posts about it, even tagging Federer in one of those tweets. Then he beckoned all to read what he really thinks in his new book.
You can't spell boorish without Boris.
If u wanna know what I said about him and many other players of today and yesterday,go and buy my book #BorisBeckersWimbledon
— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) June 11, 2015
On the heels of Stan Wawrinka hitting through Djokovic in the Roland Garros final, Federer may have more than Becker to respond to soon:
Would be funny if RF started getting more Qs about Stan than about himself in press.
— Amy Fetherolf (@AmyFetherolf) June 9, 2015
Rafael Nadal as the ATP World Tour's No. 10 player. That ain't right. (See you in New York this fall, where he has no points to defend.)
The new world No 10. Doesn't seem right... pic.twitter.com/2ODNmakyvs
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) June 8, 2015
It's true, a stat-happy tennis blogger might consider properly framing these ongoing trials of Eugenie Bouchard. It has certainly been one massive patience-building exercise for her.
If I had a tennis blog, I'd be rounding up losing streaks to put #Bouchard's in perspective. Jankovic almost quit... @jon_wertheim
— Megan Fernandez (@MeganFernandez7) June 9, 2015
In this delightful throwback image, Ivan Ljubicic reminds us all of a time when his likeness resembled Eddie Vedder more than Andre Agassi.
Once upon a time.... pic.twitter.com/EtdBHlhVkr
— Ivan Ljubicic (@theljubicic) June 8, 2015
Away from Twitter: Victoria Azarenka hit a sterling tweener in practice, tagging her pal Gael Monfils in the Instagram post and surely gaining all the more support heading into Wimbledon among those who think she got slighted on a call in her French Open match against Serena Williams. Onward, Vika.
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