But he soon returned and looked fresh and frisky enough as he slammed big serves and chased the left-handed shots of Mariano Puerta, the former French Open finalist who is struggling to come back after a doping suspension.
But Djokovic, who is making rumblings about considering a second career as an actor, and Roddick, who was once host of Saturday Night Live and has long organized his own charity event in Florida, are as adept at clowning around under pressure as they are at slamming big serves under pressure.
As the match opened, the Bryans began slashing and rushing the net, and Haase and Sijsling answered, slamming big serves and overhead smashes for winners.
Henry gained a two-count after slamming Big Show back against the mat with his World's Strongest Slam move.
On the November 3 Raw, Henry lost to Big Show via disqualification and slammed Big Show onto the steel steps.
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Happily, we were just being obstinate idiots, and his contemporary re-rub is a suitably slamming big room house joint that sizzles like a particularly good slab of lamb on a Sunday.
A ball bounce or two or three or 10 follows, Djokovic slams a big serve, 112mph, out wide.
Afterward, she turned to a reporter and said: "I think it's a huge thing what Billie Jean King has been doing for the women's tennis, for WTA, equal prize money, Grand Slams, the big tournaments.
