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Blink and you’ll have missed it.
However the tennis and Ok-pop worlds collided on Roger Federer’s Instagram, of all locations, as he posted an image of himself with the Ok-pop stars Blackpink in Paris.
“My youngsters mentioned this was a particular IG publish,” the 20-time grand slam winner commented and as his likes ticked nicely above a million, it seems they had been proper.
Blackpink – made up of 4 members, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – is without doubt one of the largest bands on this planet, boasting extra YouTube subscribers than some other music artist and a military of followers generally known as “Blinks” – a portmanteau of “black” and “pink.”
“blink????” present world No. 7 Coco Gauff commented on Federer’s photograph whereas Denis Shapovalov, who reached the third spherical at this 12 months’s Australian Open commented: “Hahaha yessss,” alongside a sun shades emoji.
Federer, who retired from aggressive tennis in September, posted the photograph precisely 5 years after he defeated Marin Cilic within the males’s Australian Open ultimate – his twentieth and final grand slam title.
Since retiring, Federer has spent extra time on this planet of vogue, posting footage on Instagram from Paris Vogue Week on Tuesday.
In March, he’ll be part of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to co-chair the 2023 Met Gala alongside singer Dua Lipa and actors Penélope Cruz and Michaela Coel.
