Sock, Tsonga Show Off New Moves

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Fencer Jack Sock and boxer Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to meet in US Open Round of 16

A fist pump. A leaping punch to the air. A thumbs up. We’ve seen it all in post-match celebrations. Or have we?

American Jack Sock was more like Pirates of the Caribbean’s Captain Jack Sparrow when celebrating his straight-sets win over Marin Cilic on Friday at the US Open to reach the fourth round.

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— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2016

“I was fencing with my racquet,” Sock explained. “I became good buddies in Rio with one of the fencers, Miles Chamley-Watson. He lives here in New York. I have been trying to get him to come out and watch a match. He was able to come out here today. Kind of on the spot I thought of turning the racquet into… I think it’s called a foil… Thought of turning the racquet into one of those and doing something for him for coming out.

“I think people were enjoying it. I have seen the video. It looks pretty funny, actually. So if he’s in the box on the next one and I’m able to win, you might see a cleaned up technique and better version of it.”

Sock’s next opponent, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, also did a unique post-win celebration after beating Kevin Anderson on the Grandstand. The Frenchman, often noted for his likeness to the late Muhammad Ali, shadow boxed to celebrate a straight-sets win as he advanced to the fourth round for the third year in a row.

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