Fans go wild over viral selfie of tennis legends
Tennis fans have been sent wild by a hilarious selfie of some of the biggest names in tennis on the London tube.
Tennis legends Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic featured in the star-studded selfie ahead of a tournament in London, alongside other big names such as Alexander Zverev, Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem, John Isner, Kevin Anderson and Marin Cilic.
The image, posted to Twitter by ATP Finals event director Adam Hogg, quickly went viral with many tennis fans amazed by how much tennis talent and fame could fit in one train carriage.
At least $500 mill in this picture
— Keenan Brown (@kinda_krucial) November 10, 2018
OMG! OMG!! OMG!!!
— Vladimir Fojtik (@vladi_fojtik) November 10, 2018
I couldn’t imagine being in the company of so much greatness.
— Sally Hertz Miller (@bcsurvivor11) November 10, 2018
This is some train ride
— shep (@djshepic) November 10, 2018
If you're on your evening commute home in London, you may be joined by Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and co. The players are about to take the tube from the O2 to parliament for tonight's #ATPFinals launch party.
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) November 9, 2018
#Federer #NittoATPFinals (Getty) pic.twitter.com/YDHm4mcvb9
— Viki_RF 🇨🇭 (@VIKI_RF) November 10, 2018
The tennis stars were riding from North Greenwich station to Westminster station in an effort to make a statement upon arrival, and probably to build up some interest in the upcoming tournament.
So @rogerfederer where are we going? 😂 #NittoATPFinals #Londonisopen pic.twitter.com/dcN5vrpWG6
— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) November 9, 2018
“Although we’ve probably all ridden on the tube a time or two, this was very different,” John Isner said of the journey.
“It’s a very cool way to make an entrance. There were quite a few surprised looks on the faces of folks, especially when Roger and Novak walked by. It was a pretty cool treat for them.”
De Minaur a gift to Aust tennis: Rod Laver
Alex de Minaur has been hailed as a gift to Australian tennis by Rod Laver after signing off his breakout season with the ATP Tour Newcomer of the Year title.
Nineteen-year-old De Minaur was just pipped by world No.15 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in a thrilling title decider of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan on Saturday night, succumbing 2-4 4-1 4-3 (7-3) 4-3 (7-3).
It was a typically full-blooded performance from the youngster who has soared from world No.208 to No.31 in 2019.
All-time great Laver was among those excited by what’s in store with de Minaur set to enter the home summer as Australia’s No.1 player and on course to be seeded at the Australian Open.
“Great match and congratulations @StefTsitsipas on your @nextgenfinals victory. Top of the class,” said Laver on Twitter.
“As for @alexdeminaur – I am looking forward to seeing you play in Australia this summer. What a gift to Australian tennis.”
De Minaur, the only teenager in the elite season-ending event for the best 21-and-under players, saved two match points at 3-2 down in the fourth set in the shortened format but his resistance ran out in the tiebreaker.
In the absence of Alexander Zverev, who skipped the event for the second year after qualifying for the ATP Finals, 20-year-old Tsitsipas was the top seed and he made no secret of how much he wanted to come out on top.
“It feels great. I’ve been playing some great tennis this week here in Milan,” Tsitsipas said “It was a fantastic match.
“I stayed calm although I had a chance twice to win the match but remained calm.”
Last year’s runner-up Andrey Rublev required five sets to defeat Spaniard Jaume Munar in the playoff for third with the Russian prevailing 1-4 4-3 (7-4) 2-4 4-2 4-3 (7-3).