Wimbledon diary: Stan Wawrinka not just pictured holding trophies

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  • You won't guess what these two stars do off the court.

    Tennis players rarely get to do much off court. Their lives seem glamorous and fun but in reality a lot of it is spent on the court, in the gym, or in a hotel room binge-watching Game of Thrones.

    So when they do get a chance to do something different, it’s usually something really out there.

    French Open champion Stan Wawrinka was revealed as part of the roster of athletes who have posed for ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue in which sportsmen and sportswomen are photographed nude. The magazine comes out July 10 and while Wawrinka said he wasn’t necessarily nervous about its unveiling, his face certainly suggested otherwise.

    “It was a great experience. It was a great challenge for me. Took me a while to accept it. It was interesting shooting. It was different. I did it because they do it in a good way. They want to put athlete first, sport first, sport body,” said the Swiss world No4.

    “I think in general they find a good way to mae some nice pictures. That’s the only reason why I accepted.

    “I was nervous for the photo shoot. For that, it wasn’t easy for me, but we’ll see what comes out from that.”

    A player with numerous talents and many off-court activities, Serena Williams is unlike the majority of her peers. Her hobbies include dancing, singing karaoke and most recently, showing off an incredibly impressive one-handed cartwheel.

    Williams posted a video of herself and some friends performing a song from The Sound of Music which tempted a fellow journalist to ask her what inspired that routine.

    “Wait for it. That’s actually an old routine. Didn’t look like it. But it was an old routine that we choreographed a long time ago,” said Williams.

    “I have a dance team. Yes, a dance team. It is a competitive dance team. Like I said, wait for it. It’s coming. It’s coming. We do competitions. Just local. Our dream is to perform on Ellen,” she added with a laugh.

    We’re pretty sure Ellen Degeneres would have Williams on her show in a heartbeat. We can’t wait!

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