Dancing with the Tennis Stars
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Strap on the high-heel Barricades!
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At my house, Monday night kicked off the beginning of the new season of Dancing with the Stars, with my better half rooting for Jersey Shore legend “The Situation” while yours truly is squarely in the corner of Michael Knight himself, David Hasselhoff.
There are two former professional athletes on this season – former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner and former NBA player Rick Fox.
On Monday night, both athletes impressed, even though Warner started from nothing rhythm wise, and Fox had to make up for the fact that he’s 17 inches taller than partner Cheryl Burke.
In all, there have been a whopping 31 athletes or sports people involved in DWTS, but just one tennis player in all that – Monica Seles.
The nine-time Grand Slam winner was paired with Jonathan Roberts in Season Six of the show during the Fall of 2008, and was the second competitor eliminated.
It must have been embarrassing for the all-time great to get booted off a show before the likes of Adam Carolla and Steve Guttenberg. Before she got the heave-ho, tennis fans got to see her dance the Foxtrot to Colbie Caillat’s “Bubbly” and Mambo to En Vogue’s “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)”.
Why haven’t more tennis aces shown up on the show? Well, the answer is probably two fold.
First, the current players rarely have a break in their schedules, certainly not enough to film a TV show that now runs a full two months from season premiere to grand finale.
Second, and I hate to say it, popularity plays a pretty big role in who wins. As much as we love tennis, the general American public recognizes John O’Hurley (Seinfeld’s immortal Jay Peterman) than it does John Isner, and usually votes according to who's famous.
That’s not going to stop me from giving the ABC producers a piece of my mind on who would do the best on their show, should they decide to delve back into the world of topspin and volleys.
Here then, four ideal choices from the world of tennis to take the world by storm on DWTS.
Fernando Verdasco: Like, duh.
He’s super good looking, he’s tall, he’s got swagger, he likes to have fun, and anytime he screws up a dance, he just pops the shirt off and all the women voters swoon.
Guaranteed Top 5 finish.
 Serena Williams: Something tells me that Serena can cut a rug with that sculpted body of hers.
And based on the number of keyword searches our site gets weekly for “Serena Williams booty,” I’m guessing a few zillion fans would tune in when it’s her week to do the Samba and the Jive.
 Rafael Nadal: I wouldn’t call what Rafa and Shakira were doing in the “Gypsy” video dancing, exactly, although that’s what Moms and Dads might pass it off as the explanation to their kids.
His considerable flair, quick feet and good looks are a great combination to go far.
Anna Kournikova: Because I’m a man, that’s why.
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Posted by Nick on 9/21/2010 1:27:01 PM
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