NBA players who play NBA games, NASCAR drivers run in a NASCAR race, it's fun! We don't want to see people playing themselves in genres that aren't real, we want to see some of the best players in the world take control and play Mario Tennis.
That's what this upcoming tournament, a joint venture between Facebook and a tennis management company, does. While existing stars such as the Will sisters, Naomi Osaka and Madison Keys participate, there will be other people involved, from former players such as Maria Sharapova to Titans QB Ryan Tannehill to … Seal.
It is a doubles tournament, so the plan is to make some interesting pairs. Sharapova plays Karlie Kloss, for example, while Serena plays alongside model Gigi Hadid.
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Mario, reportedly, will be playing alongside Luigi.
It will be streamed live on Facebook on Sunday at 1pm PT / 4pm ET.