There is something strangely appealing about the set of pictures created by Sandro Giordano in a series “In Extremis (Bodies With No Regret)”. Could it be the absurdity of the situation? Or the fact that our brain tries to make up some bizarre story to justify what is happening in the pictures? Of course it is impossible to explain why a pair of tennis players ended up lying flat on the ground with a pack of bananas hanging on the net, even if we forget about the tennis racket lodged in the neck of one of the players. Nevertheless, it is fun to recreate these scenes in your mind just seconds before the tragedy took place. (Photo by Sandro Giordano)

Britain's Emma Raducanu hits a return against Sloane Stephens of the US during their women's singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 18, 2022. (Photo by James Gourley/Reuters)

British professional tennis player Emma Raducanu after she was made a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by King Charles III at Windsor Castle on November 29, 2022 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Andrew Matthews – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Russia's Andrey Rublev tries to remove a cricket from the court during the men's singles match against USA's Sebastian Korda on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19, 2024. (Photo by David Gray/AFP Photo)

Germany's Angelique Kerber reacts after popping a bottle of champagne, a day following her win in the final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament, at the Government House in Melbourne, Australia, January 31, 2016. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)

Maria Sakkara of Greece in action against Ann Li of the United States in her second round match at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex on February 22, 2022 in Doha, Qatar (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)

Halle, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, rests after winning the Best of Opposite Sеx during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain takes a selfie after victory over Stephanie Voegele of Switzerland in the first round of the women's singles of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Rex Features/Shutterstock)