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6 of Professional Tennis Player Sloane Stephens’s Beautiful Photos From Aruba

From the court to the beaches, the athlete knows how to make a statement.

Martha Zaytoun

Sloane Stephens poses in front of the natural rocks with her black hair in a beach wave.

Sloane Stephens was photographed by James Macari in Aruba.

Of the impressive athletes to receive a call up for a feature in the 2018 SI Swimsuit Issue, one was powerhouse American professional tennis player Sloane Stephens. The one-time Grand Slam champion headed to the beaches of Aruba with photographer James Macari for her debut.

It was a highly anticipated experience for the Florida native. “I’m so excited, I cannot wait,” she gushed on the set of her photoshoot. I’m gonna be on rocks and beaches and horses, and I’m so excited.

Stephens first found out about her feature following the 2018 US Open tennis tournament. Though she went to the SI Swimsuit offices and heard the news from editor in chief MJ Day herself, she still couldn’t really believe it.

As a professional tennis player, posing for a photoshoot in a series of swimsuits was “not the most comfortable thing,” she admitted. Despite the nerves, the athlete jumped right in, and soon got the hang of it. “It took a little push, but once I got past that barrier, I [was] on a whole [other] level,” she said.

The sentiment is not hard for us to believe. From the look of the stunning photos, we can tell that Stephens was bringing her A-game in the Caribbean. Here are six of our favorites from the trip.

Sloane Stephens poses in a black one-piece in front of the natural rock formations on the beach in Aruba.
Sloane Stephens poses in a black high-cut one-piece in front of the natural rocks in Aruba.
Sloane Stephens poses in front of the ocean in a black bikini.
Sloane Stephens poses in a black bikini in front of the lush green cactuses in Aruba.
Sloane Stephens lays in a black bikini on the black rock beach of Aruba in front of the crashing waves.
Sloane Stephens poses in front of the rocks in Aruba in a black one-piece with side and front cut-outs.

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MARTHA ZAYTOUN

Martha Zaytoun is a Lifestyle & Trending News writer for SI Swimsuit. Before joining the team, Martha worked on the editorial board of the University of Notre Dame’s student magazine and on the editorial team at Chapel Hill, Durham and Chatham Magazines in North Carolina. When not working, Martha loves to watercolor and oil paint, run or water ski. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a huge Fighting Irish fan.