Headed to Hollywood: Top 10 Tennis Pros with Star Power
The individual nature of tennis creates the perfect atmosphere for stars to be born. Tennis Now's Blair Henley counts down the top 10 tennis players with Hollywood potential.
#7: The breakout star of the WTA tour in 2012, smiley Sloane Stephens positively oozes personality. And if the 19-year-old is even half as comfortable in front of the camera as she is in front of the media, then she’ll make a perfect actress.
Hey, Tennis Fans and welcome to the Tennis Now Top 10. Today we’re going to be counting down the current players we think have a future in showbiz.
#10: Janko Tiparevic may take a back seat to fellow Serbian Novak Djokovic on the court, but the tattooed top ten player has some star power of his own. With a distinct sense of style and a knack for attracting controversy, we think he’d fit right in in Hollywood.
#9: The current WTA rankings show Ana Ivanovic, Dominika Cibulkova, and Maria Kirilenko at 12, 13 and 14 respectively. Known as much for their looks as for their play, we’re thinking they would be the perfect candidates to star in the WTA version of Charlie’s Angels.
#8: Tomas Berdych does such a good job of playing the bad guy on the tennis court that we think he could easily make the transition to the big screen. With his angular cheekbones and slicked back blonde hair, we think he could easily play the role of antagonist.
#7: The breakout star of the WTA tour in 2012, smiley Sloane Stephens positively oozes personality. And if the 19-year-old is even half as comfortable in front of the camera as she is in front of the media, then she’ll make a perfect actress.
#6: After recently glimpsing a photo of Andrea Petkovic’s abs, we’ve decided that she would be the perfect choice for an action film. With several YouTube videos to her name, she already has plenty of practice in front of the camera.
#5: I’m going to suggest that the top Spaniards star in a movie together. Rafael Nadal could be the ringleader of a street gang with David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, and Feliciano Lopez playing his faithful sidekicks. With that kind of all star-cast, we’re pretty sure the plotline would be irrelevant.
#4: Maria Sharapova didn’t become the highest paid female athlete in history for nothing. She possesses an undeniable star quality that could easily translate into a big screen role. She would make a great evil ice queen…and we mean that in the nicest possible way.
#3: Novak Djokovic’s recently filmed scenes for the Expendables 2 were unfortunately left on the cutting room floor, but based on Nole’s uncanny Maria Sharapova impressions, we think it’s only a matter of time before he makes his mark as a movie star.
#2: We’re assuming Serena Williams is just biding her time before she lands a starring movie role. She’s appeared in several TV shows already and is currently producing and voicing a role in the tennis-themed animated project WimbleToad. Serena seems destined to make her mark on the court and off.
#1: With unflappable chocolate brown hair and an apparent lack of sweat glands, Roger Federer resembles royalty before AND after a five set match. More famous than most movie stars, Federer’s steely gaze and international appeal could virtually guarantee box office success.
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