Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler made an appearance on the tennis court and even had a run-in with world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.
The US Open will officially begin next week and qualifying is currently underway. Meanwhile, the Stars of the Open, an event in support of relief efforts in Ukraine, was held on Wednesday.
Defending US Open champion Alcaraz faced American Frances Tiafoe in a rematch of last year’s semifinal. However, given the nature of the event, there was much more entertainment than competitiveness, as can be seen below.
If a better point of tennis has ever been played, we’ve never seen it 🤣 pic.twitter.com/udc6iGZkxx
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 23, 2023
The game was made more memorable by the fact that Butler made an appearance as a member of the ball boy crew.
THAT’S @JImmyButler‘s MUSIC!
AND AS A BALL CREW MEMBER! pic.twitter.com/SQKJmcNalg
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 23, 2023
He later received a racket from Tiafoe and announced his plan to defeat Alcaraz with a drop shot. After a series of trials, he ended up getting the point.
Jimmy Butler just showed the world how to beat Carlos Alcaraz 👀 pic.twitter.com/k8WJYlY5Xh
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 23, 2023
Later, the Miami winger declared himself one of the best tennis players in the world.
.@JimmyButler believes he’s one of the best players in the world (in tennis). pic.twitter.com/2dcBdtPTVa
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 24, 2023
Let’s see if a charity match between Jimmy Butler and Carlos Alcaraz will really be arranged tomorrow. The basis for this to happen is there.
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