Tennis is a demanding game. In order to be successful, one has to put in extraordinary efforts and make a lot of sacrifices. Of all the struggle stories that we have heard, we always find them inspirational but hard to follow. Be it Serena and Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, or Rafael Nadal. While they do inspire us, the motivation that comes from their story is that hard work leads to success. However, former Tennis pro turned model, Rachel Stuhlmann, wants to change the image of the game.

She wants people to know the fun side of the game. She recently spoke about her plans for the future in the same regard.

Rachel Stuhlmann aims to be the sexiest tennis influencer

In a field full of hard work and dedication, newcomers hesitate to take up tennis as it is demanding. However, Rachel is making sure that people get to look at the fun side of sports, too. The former tennis professional turned model recently revealed the reason behind switching from playing tennis to working as an influencer.

“I want to bring attention to this sport in a positive way. There are a lot of girls kind of like me in golf, but there’s nothing really intense in tennis. And I’m like, ‘you know, you can be yourself, you can look a certain way and still be fun around this sport,” she said. Stuhlmann further added, “I want to do photoshoots and show that tennis is cool and that it can be hot and fun.”

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Stuhlmann draws inspiration from former professional golfer turned social media influencer Paige Spiranac. She has done a similar job for golf, which Stuhlmann aspires to do for tennis.

Stuhlmann poses as lookalike tennis legend Gabriela Sabatini

Stuhlmann has a striking similarity in looks with Argentine-Italian former tennis star, Gabriela Sabatini. The American also considers her as one of her role models. In a way, to give tribute to the legend, Stuhlmann dressed up like Sabatini.

She was a great player whose career spanned between the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Apart from similar looks, there are a lot of other reasons Stuhlmann draws inspiration from Sabatini. First of all, she was an amazing tennis player and is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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Also, Sabatini inspires Stuhlmann because she successfully turned into a businesswoman and does a good deal of charitable work.