With the Olympics just concluded and the U.S. Open kicking off next week, tennis has been on full display lately. And after watching the Serena Williamses, Andy Murrays, and Monica Puigs of the world backspin, slice, and smash their way across our TV screens, what better time to get inspired to take to the court ourselves? After all, with its requirements of flexibility, balance, muscle strength, and endurance, tennis is a total-body workout that models have long counted on to keep their physiques in top form.
Just look at Cara Delevingne, her signature dirty-blonde lengths blowing in the wind, practicing her forehand atop an open-air roof, in nothing but a sports bra and a pair of mini-shorts. For fitness aficionadas like Izabel Goulart and Caroline Trentini, the game is another means to achieve rock-hard abs and toned Brazilian derrieres. And while the racket just may be the perfect accoutrement to your swimsuit (Michele Ouellet, we’re looking at you)—a pairing whose classic status is confirmed by a flip through the Vogue archives—it’s a sport that’s as strenuous as it is chic. Case in point: Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale, who appropriately captioned her flushed-faced selfie “#SundaySweat.” Above, a look at 11 models who put the perfect ten in tennis.
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