Elton John wields a mean tennis racquet, and he had the courage to do so in front of pros Billie Jean King, Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, Anna Kournikova and Rennae Stubbs.

Plus, Elton didn’t mind that his athletic performance was captured on camera. This is bravery, but the pop music icon got physical to raise money for AIDS organizations, including his namesake Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Besides celebrity tennis matches, the All-Star WTT Smash Hits benefit on September 14, 2006 featured auctions for items like Wimbledon seats and a guitar autographed by Jon Bon Jovi.

Anna Kournikova played with strength, despite speculation in the press that her shrinking frame may be due to an eating disorder. Anna was looking kind of bony on the court, and our source told us that people on the tennis circuit have nicknamed her “Anorexikova”.

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