Look, let’s get one thing clear: I love tennis. I played it for years as a kid, I still love to watch it when it’s on TV, and I appreciate the years of hard work, intense focus and training that go into playing tennis at an elite level. Having said that, tennis players make some fucking hilarious faces.
The world’s oldest tennis tournament, Wimbledon, is in full swing right now. The intense concentration of the athletes, coupled with the presence of cameras, makes for some spectacularly awkward press shots, and some truly memorable expressions.
Let’s take a moment to salute the most awkward faces of Wimbledon 2014.
Serena Williams is just like Larry David. Her game is pretty, pretty, pretty good.
The ball has been very, very naughty, and England’s Emily Arbuthnott is about to punish it.
Japan’s Ryotaru Matsumura is nearing completion.
Daniil Medvedev was like five seconds away from an impeccably-executed jazz hands before the ball got in the way.
“Ermahgerd, terners berl” – Simona Halep, 2014
This fucking ball can kiss Milos Raonic‘s ass.
I know this look on Alize Cornet‘s face. My friend made a face just like this in preschool, then a short time later, the teacher had to call his mum to come and pick him up, while the other kids laughed and pointed.
I’m weirdly pretty into this angle of Jiri Vesely.
Yaroslava Shvedova‘s protective eyewear game is as strong as her concentration face game.
Milos Raonic again.
He’s very angry that you couldn’t get him that 8.30 reservation at Dorsia.
Next to ‘frolicking’ in the dictionary, there’s a picture of Rhett Purcell.
Don’t get between Tommy Robredo and his precious.
Andy ‘Fuhgedaboutit’ Murray in action.
Right. Ana Ivanovic has had about enough of this shit.
Pictures: Carl Court, Andrew Cowie, Jan Kruger, Steve Bardens, Al Bello, Dan Kitwood, Matthew Stockman via Getty IMages
