Dodgeball team made up of tennis players

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have been asked to pick their dodgeball team made up of professional tennis players. See who Ben chose and who Christine chose, and why. 

 

Ben: "We've been asked to pick our dodgeball team made up of professional tennis players."

Christine: "I am going to go with Ash Barty, so I feel like she's got the smarts to be able to get into a dodgeball game."

Ben: "Rafa Nadal. And I don't think I even have to say why but he is probably the greatest tennis player of all time."

Christine: "I am going to go with Diego Schwartzman. He can duck, dip, dive, and dodge probably better than anyone on the tour."

Ben: "Leylah Fernandez. I think she's all business on the court, which I definitely appreciate, in a dodgeball teammate."

Christine: "I'm going to go with Vika. Victoria Azarenka. I love her game. I think she can out Kate Veatch, Kate Veatch's underhand throw."

Ben: "That's your character?"

Christine: "That's my character. That's a dodgeball reference."

Ben: "And I played White Goodman."

Christine: "Yeah, you did."

Ben: "And I'm going to go Coco Gauff. Focus. Determination. Youth. Very important for this team."

Christine: "I'm going Big John Isner."

Ben: "That's too bad you couldn't have picked him. And Jack Sock and gone Sisner as one player."

Christine: "Too bad. Yes."

Ben: "White Goodman, historically on his team, liked to have a little size behind him."

Christine: "In front of him."

Ben: "Well, behind him or in front of him. Big man. I'm going, Reilly Opelka. I think his monster serve skills would translate well to a killer dodgeball shot. Reilly Opelka would be my Me-Shell!"

Christine: "This is going to be a really tough, tough one. We'll see who wins."

Ben: "Let's get them out there. Let's make it happen."

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor

2022 BNP Paribas Open: Nick Kyrgios dragged the actor Ben Stiller into a row with a spectator

During a tennis match (2022 BNP Paribas Open) on March 17, 2022, Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios dragged the actor Ben Stiller into a row with a spectator during his stormy defeat to Rafael Nadal at Indian Wells, California.

 

Nick Kyrgios started with a bang but then exploded in all the wrong ways as he went down to Rafael Nadal in a tense grudge match. Nick Kyrgios’ furious temper tantrums featured heavily in a dramatic loss to Rafael Nadal when they met in the quarter-finals at Indian Wells. Nadal won the wild showdown 7-6 5-7 6-4 but some angry outbursts provided as much entertainment as the actual tennis.

Ben Stiller with his wife Christine Taylor were sitting in the front row behind the baseline when someone in the crowd ticked Kyrgios off, perhaps suggesting where he should serve or what he should try to disrupt Nadal. When Kyrgios asked: "Are you playing? Are you good at tennis?", the heckler replied "no". Then the tennis player drew on a real-life example and used Stiller to make his point: "Exactly, so don’t tell me how to play. Do I tell him how to act?" Kyrgios said as he pointed at Ben Stiller.

Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells CA. Fot. Wikipedia.

Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells CA. Fot. Google Map.

Ben Stiller: Boom Boom Mancini, Rafael Nadal and a little girl

Ben Stiller during "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" talks about the time he fought Boom Boom Mancini and shares what it was like to play doubles with Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin del Potro and little girl.

On February 21, 2022, during the program "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", Ben Stiller told how at BNP Paribas Showdown tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2013, March 4, tennis player Rafael Nadal pulled him from the stands to the tennis court to play with him doubles. In turn, Nadal's rival, Juan Martin del Potro, invited a girl, maybe 8 years old, to play.

Ben was very nervous about this game because he played tennis poorly, was not properly dressed and did not have good shoes on his feet.

Since then, Ben has learned to play better and is always prepared to play, but no one invites him;) 

Ben Stiller on February 21, 2022, during the program "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Photo: GettyImages.

Ben Stiller at BNP Paribas Showdown tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2013, March 4.

Ben Stiller joined Rafael Nadal to play tennis

 

NEW YORK, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - 2013, March 4:

At the BNP Paribas Showdown tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro took a break to play a friendly game of doubles with Ben Stiller and little girl.

At the BNP Paribas Showdown tennis match at Madison Square Garden in New York Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro took a break to play a friendly game of doubles with Ben Stiller and little girl, maybe 8 old.