If football stars are going to do it, and then more football stars are going to do it, and then basketball stars are going to follow suit, can the tennis players be far behind? No sir. From Bernard Tomic and Caroline Wozniacki to Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic, scores of tennis stars have taken up the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a campaign started to raise awareness about the neurological disease. Here are the best videos of the players who have been bold enough to do the deed so far:
#13 Rafael Nadal
Rafa is missing the US Open due to a wrist injury. But that did not stop him from taking the challenge and reach out to people about the deadly disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He nominated Mireia Belmonte, Carlos Moya and Brazilian Ronaldo.
#12 Roger Federer
Roger Federer couldn’t have asked for a better preparation to the US Open after winning his 6th Cincinnati title. The No. 2 seed not only took part in the challenge, but also asked people to donate to the cause. He nominated his friends Seve, Marco and Reto!
#11 Rohan Bopanna
Indian doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna took the ALS challenge and urged people to do their bit in ending ALS. He nominated actor Rahul Bose, Digvijay Singh Deo and the entire Bengaluru FC team.
#10 Nick Kyrgios
Australian teen sensation Nick Kyrgios used the biggest bucket to complete his challenge! He nominated Michael Mmoh, Gael Monfils and Sam Groth.
#9 Chris Evert
Chris Evert took up the challenge in front of students of her tennis academy. She nominatedPam Shriver, Martina Navratilova and her son Colton!
#8 John McEnroe
American legendary tennis player John McEnroe certainly enjoyed being under a bucket of cold water!He nominated Novak Djokovic for the challenge.
#7 Sloane Stephens
American Sloane Stephens was showered with ice cubes for her challenge! She challenged Quincy Pondexter, Cari Champion and Callie Rivers.
#6 Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline looked extremely excited before the challenge. She nominated Serena Williams, John Isner and Michael Wacha to take the challenge!
#5 Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki was happy to nominate Dirk Nowitzki, Novak Djokovic andArmin Schlieter for the challenge. It took only a couple of seconds for her to scoot away!
#4 Ana Ivanocic
Ana Ivanovic was the runner up in Cincinnati where she lost to Serena Williams in the final. That did not dampen her spirits as she nominated Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Bastian Schweinsteiger for the challenge.
#3 Victoria Azarenka
Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka wasout of action for a while due to right knee injury. She screamed before cold water came down on her! She nominated Laird Hamilton, Joakim Noah and Fabrice Gautier.
#2 Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor is slowly proving to be the next big thing in mens tennis with an array of good performances this year. The Bulgarian challengedgirlfriend Maria Sharapova, Darren Cahilland ATP Executive Chairman & President Chris Kermode.
#1 Novak Djokovic
The No. 1 player in the world Novak Djokovic was at ease as he danced his way through the challenge! He nominatedConchita Wurst, Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) and Michael Jordan.
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