From Coco Gauff's Deadpool to Andy Murray's scary clown: The best Halloween 2024 outfits from tennis world
Several tennis stars celebrated Halloween in 2024 and dressed up for the occasion. These included Coco Gauff and Andy Murray, among others.
The tennis calendar is reaching its final stages, with the WTA Finals commencing on November 2, while the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup knockouts are set to take place later this month.
Several people from the sport's fraternity dressed up for Halloween and there were some intriguing outfits. On that note, let's take a look at some of the best costumes donned by the tennis world.
#4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova had a very unique outfit for Halloween, as she dressed up as a DHL package while her boyfriend dressed up as a delivery personnel of the German company. The World No. 30 shared numerous images of herself and her boyfriend, with her caption reading:
"Estimated delivery by end of day."
On the tennis front, Pavlyuchenkova has won 27 out of 46 matches so far in 2024, reaching the semifinals of the Qatar Open while making it to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open. The Russian last competed at the US Open, where she reached the third round before losing to Iga Swiatek.
#3 Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki had a very spooky yet elegant outfit for Halloween as she dressed up as the Cruella de Vil from the novel 101 Dalmatians. The former World No. 1 shared an image of herself posing with her family. Wozniacki's kids were dressed up as dalmatians.
"Happy Halloween from Cruella de Vil, the dog catcher and our Dalmatians," the Dane's caption read.
Wozniacki has won 16 out of 29 matches in 2024 most notable reaching the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The former World No. 1's last appearance came at the US Open, where she reached the fourth round after beating Nao Hibino, Renata Zarazua and Jessika Ponchet. Here, she lost 2-6, 6-3, 3-6 to Beatriz Haddad Maia.
#2 Andy Murray
Andy Murray's Halloween outfit was a scary yet hilarious one, as he was dressed as a scary clown. The 37-year-old's mother Judy shared a picture of him in his costume, with her caption reading:
"This is what happens when you have too much time on your hands."
Andy Murray's mother was referring to the Brit calling it quits on his illustrious tennis career earlier in 2024. His last singles match came at the Queen's Club Championships, where he reached the second round after beating Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Murray's tennis swansong came at the Paris Olympics, where he partnered Dan Evans in the men's doubles event. The pair reached the quarterfinals before losing to Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
#1 Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff had an impressive Halloween costume as she dressed up as the famous superhero character Deadpool while her brother Cody dressed up as Wolverine.
Coco Gauff has had an impressive 2024 season, during which, most notably winning the China Open. She also reached two Grand Slam semifinals at the Australian Open and the French Open, among other tournaments.
The 20-year-old most recently reached the semifinals of the Wuhan Open before losing 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff is currently in Riyadh for the WTA Finals, where she is the third seed.
The World No. 3 will start her campaign at the year-end tournament against compatriot and sixth seed Jessica Pegula. She will then take on eighth seed Barbora Krejcikova before taking on defending champion Iga Swiatek.