Tweets of the week: Maria Sharapova can't avoid the Italian paparazzi

Eugenie Bouchard scores a holy selfie, Andrea Petkovic has a romantic day in Rome and Roger Federer wishes Andy Murray a happy 27th birthday... Kind of. Here

Courtney Nguyen | May 16, 2014

Tweets of the week: Maria Sharapova can't avoid the Italian paparazzi /

Eugenie Bouchard scores a holy selfie, Andrea Petkovic has a romantic day in Rome and Roger Federer wishes Andy Murray a happy 27th birthday... Kind of. Here are the best tweets from the week in Rome.

Happy Birthday Andrew @andy_murray Best Wishes from Staff, both sets of Tweeners and The GOAT
— Not Roger Federer (Parody) (@PseudoFed) May 15, 2014

Possibly the best selfie of my entire life @Pontifex pic.twitter.com/Rs9Jp9MxQz
— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) May 14, 2014

Thought I was getting lost in Rome... until the paps found me. #didntworkaccordingtoplan
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) May 16, 2014

I can't decide whether Roger Federer is the best in the world at hashtagging or the worst.
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) May 12, 2014

Connelly was referring to Federer's repeated use of this hashtag.

Surprised to see a statue of @tursunovtales in the hotel lobby this week pic.twitter.com/EaHXzEXSnt
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) May 12, 2014

You Cannot Be Serious Björn ...#fun pic.twitter.com/1AsK1VJYOV
— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) May 13, 2014

Cam Newton follows Laura Robson? Cam Newton follows Laura Robson.

What were Lotto thinking?! #fashionfail pic.twitter.com/6t6yu6uvtB
— Anne Keothavong (@annekeothavong) May 14, 2014

Simon is to tennis what bureaucracy is to life: complicated, sometimes meaningless and overwhelming at times
— enrico maria riva (@enricomariariva) May 14, 2014

Gilles Simon played some incredible tennis to push Nadal to two tiebreak sets only to lose 6-2 in the third.

got @Fitzmister hooked up with the best credential this week! #onedirection #gorgeous pic.twitter.com/P3FrwPyzMA
— sloanestephens (@SloaneStephens) May 12, 2014

I have to ask. It's not only me that sees the Monica Puig-Natalie Portman resemblance, right? Is it?
— Hannah Wilks (@newballsplease) May 14, 2014

Published May 16, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

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.