At the end of this very public ménage à trois, they went with the Russian, rising to acclaim a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win that takes her into Saturday's final of the French Open against Simona Halep.
De Guzman added his own second in stoppage time - not that this stopped Bradford's supporters rising to acclaim the team that has given them and their city so much to be proud of as they went up to collect their runners-up medals.
The gallery rises to acclaim him.
Earlier on Friday evening, the SNP activists had risen to acclaim their dear leader, who arrived at the venue in a helicopter.
Romania were crushed and, when Payet was substituted in injury-time and the stadium rose to acclaim him, the tears welled in his eyes.
How to Dress Well is the alias of Tom Krell, a Chicagoan who rose to acclaim in the late 00s as a maker of glitchy, ethereal electronica.
When López shanked Murray's closing serve – one of the few poor shots of the afternoon – the crowd rose to acclaim an entertaining exhibition of high-grade tennis.
Achebe rose to acclaim with the publication of his 1958 classic novel Things Fall Apart, a parable for the collapse of traditional society in Africa on the arrival of colonialists.
When the fans in black and white stripes rise to acclaim their team in the expanded St James Parkk the Toon Army becomes a living symbol of modern football: a giant barcode.
On 27 minutes the stadium again rose to acclaim Ferguson, who could be seen beaming his appreciation – the timing a recognition of his number of years in charge of the club.
This may or may not have been Ryan Giggs' final game for Manchester United at Old Trafford but when the 40-year-old came on for his 963rd appearance with just over 20 minutes left the congregation rose to acclaim him.
