A mysterious "ball girl" was spotted at the 2014 Rio Open final match on Sunday where Spain's Rafael Nadal made his appearance. / Courtesy of guyism.com |
By Ko Dong-hwan
Tennis fans witnessed intriguing pieces of eye-candy at the 2014 Rio Open tournament throughout its matches: sexy ball girls.
What raised curiosity about these girls was not just their attractive appearance ― clad in tight short sleeves and miniskirts ― but their alleged job description that seemed hardly clear enough to anyone.
A netizen posted pictures of one girl during the tournament's final match between Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Alexandr Dolgopolov from Ukraine. The girl neither tracked down balls nor provided towels to players. She just stood next to players and did "nothing."
While the players and the ball girls appeared to seldom share words, one picture caught Nadal "breaking down" the silence wall and initiating a conversation to a girl next to him, shoving his index finger up in air holding a towel.
The winning trophy went to Nadal on Sunday. The Spaniard defeated Dogopolov 6/3 7/6(3), nabbing his 62nd career title.