Serena becomes latest great to wield giant racquet

There was a time when oversized racquets were groundbreaking technology, but this is a little out of hand. Serena Williams picked up a racquet the size of her body to get a little practice session going in Indian Wells.

It’s far from the first time a top star has dabbled with extreme oversize sports. Here are highlights from when Roger Federer swung a jokingly absurd frame, and Victoria Azarenka with what appears to be a large stick (it’s actually a didgeridoo, which is an Australian wind instrument) in Brisbane.

Given how wholeheartedly these ambitious challenges are embraced, I can only conclude that being great at regular tennis must be incredibly dull.