Iggy Azalea In Champion Tennis Gear is “All Smiles Over Here”

Rapper and model Iggy Azalea is sharing tennis workouts on social media, and of course, some carefully-curated exercise outfits. Azalea, 33, posted pictures of herself wearing a Champion tennis skirt and cropped shirt, posing on the green. Another video showed her having fun on the court, batting the tennis ball back with her hand. “All smiles over here,” she captioned the post. Azalea has evolved from a rapper into a business professional with her beauty line—here’s how she does it all.

1. Squats and Situps

Azalea treats exercise as just another everyday activity that shouldn’t be skipped. “When you’re a woman, you try to make time for the gym, and for a big workout routine,” she told HipHopDx.com. “I find with what I’m doing, that seems impossible. If you just take the time to do some squats, and also some sit-ups every night before you go to bed. That’s the best thing. Just don’t skip it, like brushing your teeth.”

2. The Abs Diet

Azalea believes abs truly are made in the kitchen. When a fan asked how she gets her enviable definition, the rapper recommended a “clean” diet. “For me, diet is what does the trick,” she said. “When I eat pretty basic, clean. Whole fruits (foods), meat and vegetables, that's when my abs start to show more.”

3. Housewives-Approved Beauty Line

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Azalea is proud of the makeup line she launched with BH Cosmetics—not least because a Real Housewife is a fan. “I love beauty so much and have gotten into it so much more over the last decade, even more than when I was a young girl, because I love to do these larger-than-life music videos and create makeup looks or always try to do something that’s new and interesting,” she told New Beauty. “I was showing my Totally Plastic collection to my good friend, Lisa Vanderpump, and I said to Lisa that we should collaborate and she was like, ‘Yes!’ We were talking about how we should do an all-pink collection because she loves pink everything.”

4. 2000s Fashion Maven

Azalea is thrilled 2000s fashion is making a comeback. “I’ve never been able to let the nostalgia of the 2000s go, so I’m glad that everyone is on-board with this now because it’s my time to shine!” she told New Beauty. “For me, it’s really the frosted, iridescent shimmers that were so big in the early 2000s, and it’s made its way back to makeup now with how popular things like highlighter and inner corner eyeshadow are. I see that frosted shimmer which was so popular in the early 2000s being utilized in so many different ways that we don’t necessarily see it as 2000s, but as someone who’s lived it, I’m like, ‘Hey, we used to put that all over our lips!’”

5. Moving Forward

Azalea is happy to be moving into work other than music. “I’ve been putting out projects for the last decade, which is a long time to professionally do anything,” she told Billboard. “Most people move up in their career or job chain slightly, and mine’s been the same for 11 years. I’m getting to a space where I feel that there’s not much new perspective I can bring to what I’m doing… at least not that I’d be comfortable with the world hearing… I feel like people say a lot that having a kid is a life-changing thing, and it was cool to write an album that’s before I had a kid and then after, to see how my perspective shifted a bit.”

Tennis champion Iga Swiatek wasn’t even born when Friends first aired on TV, but like many other fans, she was thrilled to meet Courteney Cox. Swiatek, 22, shared a picture of herself posing next to the actress, and shaking hands across the net. “The One Where @iga.swiatek Meets @courteneycoxofficial. 😱 We saw this comment a little while ago and saved it. Today, we were able to help this dream become reality and show a little love to our #1 ahead of a very busy week for Iga in Paris. Jazda, @iga.swiatek 💪 #DreamOn #DreamTogether,” reads the caption on the post. “Definitely my new FRIEND! ❤️🎾🙌” Cox commented. Here’s how the young athlete stays focused, strong, and fit.

1. Polish Superstar

Swiatek has become a superstar in her native Poland. “Nothing could have prepared me for it,” she writes for The Players’ Tribune. “Winning my first Slam obviously changed everything for me, overnight. There are still many places in the world where for sure I’m not going to be recognized. If a random person looks at me, they’re not going to say, Oh, she’s an athlete, she plays tennis. But not in Poland. I’ve actually had some situations where people recognized me by my voice when I was ordering something to eat.”

2. She’s a Perfectionist

Swiatek struggles with being a perfectionist. “Even in everyday life, I feel like I have to do each task until the end, and very well,” she writes for The Players’ Tribune. “Like when I clean up the house, I feel myself wasting all this energy, but I can’t stop because I have to do it perfectly. In practice, I usually leave feeling like I haven’t done enough. I have to force myself sometimes to feel proud of myself. But on the other hand, I know that the quality of having to do everything right is the thing that led me to this point in life, so it can be hard to work on it.”

3. Drives Like She Plays

Swiatek is a member of the Porsche Friends team, and says her tennis style is similar to driving. “In general, I know that I have to watch my technique just as much as on the court,” she told Label Magazine. “For instance thanks to doing sports, I have the ability to react quickly on the road. I also seem to have a good feel for the car, which I discovered on the track.”

4. Big Dreams

Swiatek hopes when she is 75 she will look back and be proud of her achievements. “I hope that I will then lead a life in which I will remember all my earlier years with satisfaction,” she told Label Magazine. “I will certainly benefit from not having to do anything anymore, but all in all, I know that I already don't have to do anything in a certain way. I also hope that I will then be surrounded by people close to me and, of course, enjoy this spacious house by the water.”

5. Therapy and Mental Health

Swiatek is a strong proponent for mental health awareness. “Right now, starting this new season, I feel more confident because I already feel like I did something great,” she writes for The Players’ Tribune. “I already feel like in my country I make people proud, and I changed something. I want to keep using my voice to speak up about problems in Poland, like mental health. It’s still something unusual to go to therapy, and I hope to help change that.”

Amanda Anisimova, a rising tennis star with two WTA titles, is not only known for her athletic achievements but also for her candid approach to mental health. In a recent Instagram post, she shared highlights from her tournament in Seoul, expressing her excitement for the city and her journey in tennis. While playing the sport is a key part of her fitness routine, she also enjoys hiking and embraces the mental and physical benefits it offers. Anisimova stepped away from the sport in 2023 to prioritize her mental health, opening up about burnout and how it impacted her career. Her honesty about her struggles aims to inspire others to take care of themselves and seek support when needed.

1. She Plays Tennis

One of the ways that Anisimova stays in shape is by playing tennis. The Columbia Association states that the sport has a lot of benefits. “Tennis is an excellent full-body workout that releases feel-good endorphins to help you relax and relieve tension. Its low-impact nature also means your joints and bones will thank you. Because tennis includes short bursts of activity, it offers the same conditioning benefits of interval training, which has an unparalleled positive effect on the heart and lungs, slashing your risk of heart disease by 56% (!). Just an hour of play burns between 400 to 600 calories.”

2. She Hikes

Anisimova shared this photo on Instagram of herself hiking by the ocean. Piedmont states that hiking has a lot of benefits. “Hiking is a weight-bearing exercise that builds muscle mass and helps prevent osteoporosis. Hiking can help you manage your weight. It is a joint-friendly form of exercise that can keep arthritis sufferers more limber and mobile.”

3. She Stepped Away

In 2023, Anisimova shared what caused her to take a break from playing tennis on Instagram. She captioned the post, “Hey guys. I thought I’d make a post explaining what’s been going on and my plans. I’ve really been struggling with my mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022. It’s become unbearable being at tennis tournaments. At this point my priority is my mental well-being and taking a break for some time. I’ve worked as hard as I could to push through it. I will miss being out there, and I appreciate all the continuous support 🤍✌️”

4. She Has Support

Anisimova has a lot of support out there. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “Sad with the result 😢 wish I could play more in front of you guys here, it’s absolutely my favorite place to play. Thank you to all the fans who came out, you guys are amazing. Shoutout to the guys in the corner behind me who were screaming, you guys were awesome 😂 Last year I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to play here this year 🖤 I’ll take away all the positives and lessons with me for next year, see you all then ✌🏽”

5. She Wants To Inspire Others

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Anisimova talked about wanting to inspire others in an interview with The New Zealand Herald. “I was happy that I was able to be honest about the reason why I was stepping away,” said Anisimova. “Just being vulnerable about it [was] kind of freeing and takes a little bit of weight off my shoulders and if I can help other people in knowing that they are not the only ones struggling, they are not alone in it. It was really good to post about it and give some insight into mental health and that it is really important and taking care of yourself always comes first.”

Shakira Austin plays in the WNBA, after being the fourth ranked player in the nation in the 2018 recruiting class and the second ranked forward. She is a member of the Washington Mystics. In April, Austin hit the court to practice. She shared some photos from the day on Instagram. In the post, she is seen shooting and dribbling. Austin captioned the post, “Once it’s mine, I ain’t giving it back.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Shakira Austin stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Plays Basketball, Naturally

Basketball has a lot of health benefits. Fitness Advisory states, “The objective of a basketball game is to score as many points as you can by getting the ball through the hoop of the opposing team. So far that sounds pretty simple. But along the way you’re burning calories and building skills – hand-eye coordination is just one. Catching rebounding missed shots is another skill that requires a great degree of full-body coordination, since you have to observe the ball and jump to grab it at the right moment. Dribbling, another basic basketball skill, allows you to train your motor skills. Once you’ve mastered hand-eye coordination, you’ll no longer have to look at the ball while dribbling it.”

2. She Finds Multiple Ways To Make Herself Happy

Austin opened up about how basketball was affected by an injury to The Washington Post. She says that she doesn’t want basketball to be her only source of happiness. “Honestly, if we would have a long day of rehab or, say, it was a funky game . . . I’ll just go get a seafood boil,” Austin said. “Something to just make me happy in that moment. I just figured out how to do more things like that. I’m like, okay, let me go get some crabs or something. Let me go outside, get some sunlight, and then I’ll feel so refreshed the next day. I’ve been figuring more stuff out like that that could help me. Because when basketball is your only source of happiness, it can really send you into a really bad destruction.”

3. She’s A Team Player

Austin tells The Washington Post that she used her time injured to work on being a better team player. “This is the year where, yes, I’ve focused on a lot more things off the court. Personally, I focused on being a better pro, being a better teammate. How can I lead a team? These are all things I’ve been thinking about since I haven’t been able to play.”

4. She’s Not Letting Things Get Her Down

Austin shared how she was keeping herself in good spirits while being injured to The Washington Post. “It’s a little tough that I’m going through an injury while I’m trying to up my level of play,” Austin said. “It’s like, damn, you couldn’t give me a year or something. But I think everything happens for a reason. God’s timing is, he’s really trying to push me right now to be the best me. And this is exactly what I need, apparently.”

5. She Cooks

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Austin loves to cook, and she talked about this in an interview with WUSA 9. “Cooking is something I love to do off the court, and I aspire to one day have my own restaurant," she said. "I'm big on nutrition, and big on wanting to eat healthy. I want to own my own restaurant and I want to have my own farm too, so we’ll see."