The Social Serve: Hanging out in Starbucks
Social media sleuth Joel Smith digs up the best of tennis in the social stratosphere this week.
For the world’s top tennis players, the three weeks between Roland Garros and Wimbledon serve as grasscourt practice time – as well as a bit of cafe downtime.
It seems Starbucks was the cafe of choice for our players in the UK. It’s surprising they didn’t run into each other…
Having some @Starbucks with the @SkupskiBros @nealskupski @k_skupski and the delightful @cambriprevost #ingsfor30 pic.twitter.com/QlYJe2ARo9
— John Millman (@johnhmillman) June 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/Ajlatom/status/608927648413122561
Oh but wait!
Aussie boys at starbys @Wimbledon @NickKyrgios @JamesDuck21 @abolt15 @LukeSaville18 @jordanthommmo2 @BenMitchell_11 pic.twitter.com/XcT8eBdIkg
— Matt Reid (@MattReid12345) June 11, 2015
When Ajla Tomljanovic wasn’t at Starbucks, she was playing tour guide in Nottingham.
Thinking about coming to #AegonOpen #Nottingham? Then let @Ajlatom take you on a tour of the grounds https://t.co/O1aMhuvmae
— British Tennis (@BritishTennis) June 10, 2015
As Lleyton Hewitt prepares for his final Wimbledon, the road to SW19 is proving an emotional one.
Welcome back @lleytonhewitt to one of the best tournaments of the year @TheQueensClub pic.twitter.com/fA632NSfpo
— peter luczak (@PeterLuczak) June 10, 2015
Yeah love this place. Let's do this! @CrabbJaymon @TheQueensClub https://t.co/XDifg7FdlX
— Lleyton Hewitt (@lleytonhewitt) June 14, 2015
Always great to hit with @andy_murray but especially on grass @Wimbledon https://t.co/I2RpUKT1Dy
— Lleyton Hewitt (@lleytonhewitt) June 11, 2015
Great to relive the memory of 2002 with #Stolts who coached me to the @Wimbledon Title! #WindBackTheClock pic.twitter.com/qAxzwdLPxJ
— Lleyton Hewitt (@lleytonhewitt) June 11, 2015
Thx @StephenJFarrow Love playing @TheQueensClub and have so many great memories over the yrs! #DoubsTomorrow https://t.co/ElxLaPnuT9
— Lleyton Hewitt (@lleytonhewitt) June 16, 2015
Just as one champion prepares to hang up the racquet, a whole army of Aussies is paving the way for the future of our sport.
https://twitter.com/Daria_gav/status/609341975351984128
Nice way to finish the week in Surbiton with the title 🙂 Thanks for the support everyone #AegonTrophy #grasstennis pic.twitter.com/a0NnBAL4a3
— Matt Ebden (@mattebden) June 13, 2015
Home has been good regrouping but back on the road in 8 days #america pic.twitter.com/CJtEig0wZx
— Harry Bourchier (@HarryBourchier) June 12, 2015
Flashback to the best night of my life @RafaelNadal #fast4 pic.twitter.com/Nx5RcFzs7t
— omar jasika (@OJasika) June 16, 2015
Now let’s flash back to the early 2000s, when the scooter was cool. Nick Kyrgios is bringing it back!
Riding my scooter around London like a boss. #memories #schooldays #swagy pic.twitter.com/lQXfDsO4f5
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 13, 2015
Too good to be true, doing bunny hops on my scooter, phone falls out, screen cracked 😲
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 14, 2015
Not sure about the new hairstyle though…
@NickKyrgios today: "I woke up the other morning and I just felt like putting a yellow streak in my hair" pic.twitter.com/KsO1A9T4Ne
— Luigi Gatto (@LuisGatTWI) June 13, 2015
Maybe he’s just living his motto:
Just go with the flow and be chill
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 11, 2015
Let’s cast back even further to the days of Where’s Wally? How about “Where’s Roger?”
Not sure if where's Wally? #wheresrog pic.twitter.com/IwUFloUDPV
— Thanasi Kokkinakis (@TKokkinakis) June 9, 2015
More recently, if you haven’t checked out the new ATP website, it’s worth a visit. Looks like the players love their new profiles.
Loving the new ATP website. @ATPWorldTour Great job, looks great!! pic.twitter.com/0EWNGQ4l1O
— John Peers (@johnwpeers) June 13, 2015
Who da man? You da man. #25 @NickKyrgios pic.twitter.com/uU9L508wzP
— Evan Haskins (@Ponman13) June 13, 2015
The fans, on the other hand, love a bit of tennis magic. Just like when Casey Dellacqua suspended a tennis ball mid-air at Birmingham…
It appears that @caseydellacqua can suspend a tennis ball in mid-air by the power of thought. #AegonOpen pic.twitter.com/DG3Gw7JkLq
— David Startin (@DavidStartin) June 11, 2015
Let’s hope the doctors can work some magic for Thanasi Kokkinakis’s grandmother.
Flew back to Adelaide to see grandma, hopefully the doctors can work some magic….. Stay strong yiayia 💪❤️
— Thanasi Kokkinakis (@TKokkinakis) June 12, 2015
Finally it wouldn’t be a ‘Social Serve’ without an obligatory #selfie. While Sam Groth’s selfie made us feel at home here in Melbourne:
Is it a bad sign when the tournament referee is buying rain coats from the merchandise tent? @MercedesCup pic.twitter.com/EfvAnCVYCi
— Sam Groth (@SamGrothTennis) June 12, 2015
This week’s winner is Seone Mendez and her cat.
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