The wide world of sports — as a gaming genre, and in general — doesn’t get much love on Destructoid. But those of you who do follow tennis surely are aware that one of the sport’s Grand Slam events is currently under way: Wimbledon, the annual grass court tournament in London. Wimbledon has been going for a week, andTop Spin 3, 2K Sports’ new tennis sim, was released in North America last Tuesday (side note: keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming Destructoid review).
So why am I blathering on about an event and a game that very few of you care about? Well, here’s where things get interesting. Courtesy of the good people over at Rocket XL and my colleague Jim Sterling, I’ve got a doozy of a contest for you all. Here’s what’s being offered:
Grand Prize (1 Winner):
Runners-Up (2 Winners):
That’s not a bad haul, now, is it? If you’re still reading, then you’re probably wondering how much of an ass you have to make of yourself to be eligible to win. Well, all you have to do istake a photographat anactual tennis court. The photo has to include one simple thing:youhitting (or attempting to hit) atennis ballwith a sports implement thatis nota tennis racket. Run with that.
The funniest and most creative picture will win; I will select the two runners-up as well. Let me be clear: these photos cannot be altered in any way (read:no Photoshopping) from what was captured on camera. You’ll have to make me laugh without resorting to captions and other tomfoolery. I’m only allowingone entry per person; send them tosamit.sarkar+contest @gmail.com(yes, that’s a plus sign) with the subject line “Balls deep for Top Spin 3.”
The contest will officially end at11:59 PM EDTonFriday, July 17, 2025(that’s just under two and a half weeks before the US Open). Regrettably, this contest is only open toresidents of the US of A. Get crackin’!
