Social round-up: Aussies enjoying grass-court season
What have Australia's top-ranked players been up to? We've collated tweets and posts from this week to keep fans up to date ...
Europe, 17 June 2021 | tennis.com.au
The grass-court season is well and truly underway – and our Aussie players are loving it!
We begin this week’s social round-up with Priscilla Hon, whose spirits are high after scoring her first tour-level win in more than a year on Berlin grass:
Thanasi Kokkinakis got caught on court in Nottingham – and couldn’t help but smile:
Matt Reid started his grass-court season with a title win, claiming his third ATP Challenger doubles crown of the season in Nottingham:
After collecting a runners-up trophy in doubles in Nottingham, Storm Sanders is counting down the days until Wimbledon begins:
Alex de Minaur is already in London, where his focus is on this week’s ATP 500 tournament at Queen’s Club:
> READ: De Minaur advances to Queen’s quarterfinals
John Millman celebrated his 32nd birthday this week on court in London – and memorably saved match points in his first-round win:
In good signs, Ash Barty is training in London as she continues her recovery from a hip injury:
https://twitter.com/ashbarty/status/1403820755146715140?s=20
In other news, Daria Gavrilova has discovered former world No.1 Steffi Graf is her doppelganger:
https://twitter.com/Daria_gav/status/1404286663790981124?s=20
Nick Kyrgios is serving up inspiration:
You can’t talk life goals around people who don’t have the same hunger as you, it’ll just sound like you are bragging pic.twitter.com/o8xpQiSqKz
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 15, 2021
And ICYMI, former pro Louise Pleming has been the talk of social media this week after her charity RALLY4EVER featured on Australian Story:
https://twitter.com/EllenPerez95/status/1404441381574152203?s=20
Don’t forget … the court is calling! Join in the fun, hire a court today and take advantage of the many healthy benefits of tennis.