Kitchen time in the tennis community: Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff, Donna Vekic, more

When you’re stuck at home, there’s not much to do. For some, it’s the perfect time to catch up on series and movies or to design their DIY training exercises. For others, it’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy their hidden hobby: cooking!

 
Let’s see what the menu of these tennis-players-slash-chefs looks like. Rafael Nadal said he would find it easier to be training for hours rather than baking this cake:

Estoy desbordado con el trabajo en casa …
Más fácil sería estar en el torneo de Monte Carlo (que tocaba esta semana) entrenando 3 horas de tenis Pero por ahora es lo que toca y con buena cara!
Después pongo una foto del resultado… ¡¡Y lo dicho, a animarse !! pic.twitter.com/mj7xBD70TZ

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) April 13, 2020

Translation: “I’m overwhelmed with work at home…

It would be easier to be at the Monte Carlo tournament (which was supposed to take place this week) training for three hours. But for now, we do what we have to do and with good grace! I will post a photo of the result … And what I said: cheer up!!” Donna Vekic has a sweet tooth:

Mmmmm…. brownie banana bread. @DonnaVekic shares her favorite recipe. pic.twitter.com/TGvuqzPFOo

— wta (@WTA) April 6, 2020

Cori Gauff likes both sweetness and calories:

Hope you guys enjoy this little tutorial. #friedoreos pic.twitter.com/W4SbgHK50o

— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) April 11, 2020

Like Coco, Sharon Fichman is also on TikTok to share recipes:

Got Tik Tok: @ shazzy90
Probably just gonna use it for cooking & recipes TBH pic.twitter.com/DGpS3OYgwZ

— Sharon Fichman (@sharon_fichman) April 14, 2020

Stefanos Tsitsipas is a pasta master:

Master Stef pic.twitter.com/h3BQlIOvw3

— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@StefTsitsipas) April 2, 2020

Sofia Kenin has a knack for barbecue meat:

Wow I can cook haha pic.twitter.com/fRoitMf6q6

— Sofia Kenin (@SofiaKenin) March 30, 2020

Jannik Sinner launched a pizza challenge to collect funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and then set to preparing hamburgers:

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Lo chef Sinner colpisce ancora durante la quarantena questa volta hamburger fatto in casa! Ragazzi, inviatemi tutte le vostre creazioni di cucina casalinga in modo che io possa ricevere notizie, idee e ricette! – Chef Sinner strikes again during quarantine this time home made burger! Send me all of your home cooking guys so I can get news ideas & recipes! #ChefSinner #HomeMade #StayHome #Burger

A post shared by Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) on Apr 7, 2020 at 6:47am PDT

Who wants some eggs?

When you're making breakfast but tennis is life

: @bensimshot #tennisathomepic.twitter.com/A1j6lvgrYi

— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 12, 2020

More eggs, from Daria Gavrilova:

Coordinated cooking … nice work @Daria_gav https://t.co/cFBGxzS7Nx

— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) April 10, 2020

And, um- More tennis balls in a pan, from Daria Kasatkina:

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Good morning world The only way I’m good at the kitchen Show your skills Все, что я умею делать на кухне #chefKasatkina #DD #stayhome #barca #homecourt #tennisathome @fcbarcelona

A post shared by Daria Kasatkina (@kasatkina) on Apr 9, 2020 at 3:30am PDT

Ah, that’s an old one, but what Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger have cooked still looks… erm- delicious:

One of the positive things about staying at home is cooking with @anaivanovic. Guess who is better at cooking! #stayathome
Kochen mit @anaivanovic ist einer der schönen Nebeneffekte vom Zuhause bleiben. Ratet mal wer von uns beiden der bessere Koch ist! #wirbleibenzuhause pic.twitter.com/v78H0JlTiR

— Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) March 29, 2020

Not a recipe, but here is Timea Babos giving us a tour of her kitchen:

Welcome to WTA Fridge! @TimeaBabos invites you to her kitchen #Homecourt pic.twitter.com/jBMtUmGJWw

— wta (@WTA) March 25, 2020

And finally… Daria Gavrilova doesn’t only use her kitchen to cook:

Quarantine workout from Pamela Pupkin! pic.twitter.com/nhlmxIsdDu

— Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) April 2, 2020