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Picture This: Gael Monfils at it again

Awkwardly shaped french trophies, frighteningly designed t-shirts and adorable plush Momochan. Here are some of the best pictures from the tennis week that was.
Picture This: Gael Monfils at it again
Picture This: Gael Monfils at it again

Awkwardly shaped french trophies, frighteningly designed t-shirts and adorable plush Momochan. Here are some of the best pictures from the tennis week that was.

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Gael Monfils: The Frenchman returned from injury in Metz to play his first tournament in four months. I said it last week and I'll say it again. Welcome back, Gael.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: Having successfully defended his 2011 title in Metz, Tsonga now has two of those things, which will make for a striking set of bookends.

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Caroline Wozniacki: Look, it's her first title in 13 months. You'd be kissing the trophy, too.

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Maria Sharapova: I think we can all agree that those Evian headless baby shirts are pretty creepy. Even for Japan.

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Andrea Petkovic: That's one of the Toray Pan Pacific Open mascots, Momochan. She is hands-down my favorite tournament mascot. Plus she got that big smile out of Petko, so what's not to love?

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Andy Roddick: Who knew retirement looked so... plaid?

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Maria Sharapova: Should we really be mic'ing up Maria on a tennis court? I'm just asking.

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Mahesh Bhupathi: "Is it safe to come out?" No, Mahesh. I assure you it most certainly is not.

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Janko Tipsarevic: Tennis' resident hipster pops on his shades, grabs some fresh coconut water, and joins in a friendly game of checkers in Singapore. The only thing missing from this picture is an Instagram filter.

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Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.