ball girl

Many professional athletes have and continue to compete on the ABC show DANCING WITH THE STARS, but  last night tennis legend Martina Navratilova was tossed off the court, in the first round. Admittedly I am not a fan of the show, but I feel a personal connection to this particular contestant.

This poor girl is absolutely terrified of this cricket on the tennis court, and has to run out and grab it! Growing up in Milwaukee in a big tennis family, I was a Ball Girl at many tennis events, even some professional events. Besides having to stand perfectly still, if you are in the back court, sometimes you have to do crazy things like this...