- Official photos of tennis stars at the Olympics have been compared to mugshots
- Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Iga Swiatek are among the players photographed
Official photographs of sports stars released ahead of the Olympics have been compared to mugshots.
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and Iga Swiatek are among the tennis stars who have been photographed ahead of the Paris Olympics, with many fans finding the images hilarious.
Golf stars also took similar photos, and Rory McIlroy was among those competing in Paris.
One fan joked that the images “look like pictures of Costco membership cards.”
Another wrote: ‘Official photos from the Olympics? More like mugshots lol?’
Official photos of tennis stars released ahead of the Olympics have been compared to mugshots
The photo of British women’s basketball number one Katie Boulter looked more normal than some of the other stars.
Another added: “Wait, the Olympics can’t afford to use non-passport photos?”
Meanwhile, another fan wrote: ‘Why do they look like they’re about to go to jail?’
Another follower claimed that the pictures are quite different to how tennis stars are usually shown. They wrote: “Oh no! A bit different to her Vogue photos.”
The photo of British tennis number one Katie Boulter looked considerably more normal than images of some of the other tennis stars.
Similar photographs of golf stars, including Rory McIlroy, were published before the Olympics.
The Olympic tennis tournaments will be held from 27 July to 4 August at Roland Garros.
It will be Murray’s last tournament before he retires.
Meanwhile, golf tournaments will be held between August 1 and 10.