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Stars being obsessed with tennis is not a new concept. During the US Open, the audience was highly star-studded, which had come to see Serena Williams play. Apart from that, many celebrities inculcate tennis into their fitness regime. However, Jennifer Lawrence accepted she does not have the calm temperament of playing tennis. She detailed the anecdote where she played tennis with her husband, which did not end up on a good note.

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Fitting tennis into the fitness regime has brought yielding results for many celebrities, but the Oscar-winning actress feels she is better off without it.

Jennifer Lawrence kept her hands off tennis after her outburst

On-court outbursts during the match are not an uncommon thing for tennis players. The audience in itself is accustomed to that, as tennis tends to bring out the raw emotions of the player. However, actress Jennifer Lawrence did not try to get into tennis after an incident where she had an on-court outburst.

Last year, she talked about the activities that she had tried with her husband, Cooke Maroney. She said, “Cooke and I tried to play tennis the other day but—I have a temper problem.”

Lawrence is known for her spontaneity and that happened when she played tennis with her husband. She said, “We made it 15 minutes. I missed the ball, and I turned around and chucked the racket as hard as I could after screaming so many profanities in front of so many children.”

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It must not have been a good experience for the children and the actress, but in the end, she got to experience the adrenaline rush of the sport.

On-court outbursts of tennis players

There are many players who give in to their emotions during the game. Tennis is a sport that tends to do that pretty well. Sometimes, it is good for the player, sometimes it is not. John McEnroe even earned a nickname, ‘SuperBrat’.

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Apart from that, in recent times we have Nick Kyrgios who have been fined many times because of his debacles on the court. He had to pay a fine at Wimbledon too after he had cursed in front of Prince George. Fortunately, Jennifer Lawrence was spared such a penalty.