AUTHOR'S NOTE: I got the idea for this story while watching the US Open in tennis and reading about a Milos Raonic interview (you can Google it or find it on Youtube, it really did happen as described in the story). I wanted this just to be a fun romp of a story, I hope you agree with that assessment. Please enjoy.
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Ana Ivanovic strode through the players' lounge with a purpose. Her long brown hair flowed through the air as her eyes darted back and forth in search of her target. She looked around the warm-up area, the exercise room with all the weight machines and treadmills, the juice and protein shake "bar" and the massage room, without any success. She backed off once she reached the men's showers and change rooms; she was feeling bold, but not that bold.
Since winning the French Open title and reaching the number 1 ranking in women's tennis in 2008, things had been difficult for Ana in her tennis career. But she was currently enjoying a good run in this year's US Open. She had just defeated a young, rising star in Sloane Stephens in a difficult three-set match to reach the fourth round. She had charmed the crowd in the on-court interview after the match, which felt good to her since she had just disappointed them by winning over the young American. She was set to face a relatively unknown Bulgarian in the round of 16 and was cautiously optimistic in her chances of progressing to the quarter finals, and maybe even a little further than that.
But that's not what she was thinking about right now.
Ana found a chair in the lounge and sat down, hoping that the man she was looking for would soon make an appearance. A few minutes passed by with no sight of him. She grew anxious and impatient, her right leg bouncing up and down with nervous energy.
Finally she could take no more. Once she spotted a tournament volunteer Ana bolted out of her seat and practically cornered the poor guy. She barely paid attention to the changing looks on the young man's face, from surprise to a brief flash of lust to a practiced professionalism.
"Hello, Ms. Ivanovic, can I help you?" he asked.
Ana took a deep breath and tried not to appear too eager. "Yes," she replied, speaking English in her strong Serbian accent. "I was hoping to speak to Milos Raonic. Have you seen him?"
The young man appeared to think for a moment before giving his answer. "I believe I saw him practicing just a short while ago. He might be in the shower right now. Shall I find him and tell him you're looking for him?"
"No! I mean... no, that's quite all right. I will just wait for a while here to see if he passes by." Ana cringed inside as she sat down again and watched the young volunteer stroll away. She was sounding like a giddy school girl in front of a complete stranger, and she hated how embarrassed it made her.
Yet lately, when it came to thinking about Milos, it was a reaction she had difficulty controlling.
When she got to New York to prepare for the US Open, she was asked by some of her friends and fellow competitors on the WTA tour if she heard what Milos had said about her recently. She had not played on tour in a couple of weeks, choosing to briefly rest some aches and pains before practicing and gearing up for the last major of the year. She also wasn't in the habit of surfing through the tennis news, interviews and blogs to read what was said about her, much less anyone else. As a result she didn't know what they were talking about.
But she had noticed Milos more and more the last couple years as he joined the men's tour more regularly and had more success at the Grand Slam and other joint men's and women's events. She liked his casual, easygoing demeanour, and despite, or perhaps because of, his boyish appearance, she found him to be very handsome.
Intrigued, she finally decided to conduct a little research. Before going to bed one night she found footage of a post-match interview of Milos at a tournament he competed in at Cincinnati. It was a rather innocuous question, as it turned out, one submitted by a fan as part of a contest held through social media. Milos was asked which female player he'd most like to play mixed doubles with. Ana smiled when Milos answered with her name after only a brief hesitation. She then giggled at how he responded when the interviewer foolishly asked him why; he smiled, rolled his eyes and said coyly "You can come up with the answer."
Ana also realized something else after watching this. She had wanted to get together with Milos for a while but only now realized just how strong that desire was. It thrilled her to know that, at least to some degree, he was also interested in her. That thought made her tingle all over, and soon enough, before fully realizing it, she found her hand inside her shorts and rubbing her overheated slit. She smiled and decided to ride the wave. She stripped down naked and lay down on her bed, imagining Milos naked and standing over her, ready and willing to take her. With this picture in her mind she masturbated herself to a very satisfying orgasm.
Twice.
Before drifting to sleep, Ana resolved to herself that, at some point during these two weeks, she'd find Milos and use her feminine wiles on her to make her dream into reality.
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Milos Raonic stood alone in the men's shower. He closed his eyes and let the jets of warm water cascade all around his six-foot-five tall body. He had just finished a spirited practice session on one of the outer courts at the site of the US Open, the last Grand Slam event of the tennis season.
The day before, he had defeated local crowd favourite in James Blake in straight sets. He was a little disappointed in himself for allowing the third set to go to a tiebreaker after winning the first two so easily, but overall he was pleased with his progress in the tournament and the state of his overall game. The win meant he once again reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam event, matching the best achievement in his young career with the breakthrough he made "down under" at the 2011 Australian Open. His next opponent would be a difficult one; the third seed and Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray. Milos could take confidence in the fact he had defeated Murray twice already this year. Granted, once was on clay and the other was a technicality, a walkover after Murray pulled out with a minor injury, but still, Milos was determined to take whatever positives he could from that fact.
As he shut the water off, his mind soon wandered to other matters. And lately, those "other matters" focused around one topic; the lovely Ana Ivanovic.
Milos had a crush on Ana for quite some time. He never mustered up enough courage to talk to her and let her know he liked her. He was so nervous in the few times he was around her that he couldn't speak, he was too worried that he'd just babble incoherently and totally embarrass himself.
Ana had been competing for quite some time, so it came as a shock to Milos when he learned that, at 24, she was only three years older than he was. To him she looked mature and worldly beyond her relatively young age. And sexy. Oh, so sexy.
He thought about her even more lately, ever since that post-match interview in Cincinnati when he fielded the fan-submitted question about who he'd like to play mixed doubles with if given the chance. Of course the answer was Ana. He only delayed as long as he did in answering because of the endearing silliness of the question, and because he didn't want to appear obsessed with her. And then the interviewer actually asked him why. He laughed and shook his head, still unable to get over just how ridiculous a follow-up question that was.
Milos felt his erection rising with all these thoughts of Ana, so he shook his head again to clear his mind. Better to wait until he was alone in private to fantasize than to think too much about her now and risk public embarrassment.
He quickly dried off, got dressed in his tracksuit and put the headphones of his iPhone over his ears, wanting to lose himself in some music. His stomach rumbled, and thoughts of anything else other than food exited his mind.
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Ana had not been waiting for all that long, really, maybe 15 or 20 minutes. But it felt like hours. She was so impatient, and even though she mentally chastised herself for reacting this way, she couldn't help it.
Finally, the door opened, and out walked Milos. Ana saw the headphones he was wearing and knew he was probably in his own little world, otherwise she was sure he would have looked around and saw her sitting there. This was her chance, though, and she would make sure he noticed her, one way or another.