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Sir Elton John steals the spotlight with tennis tumble

Sir Elton John steals the spotlight with tennis tumble

Sir Elton John was happily slouching in his chair at the Statoil Masters Tennis event at the Royal Albert Hall when he got an unwelcome surprise.

Suddenly, his chair fell backwards – sending the singer-songwriter extraordinaire on a speedy trip to the court surface.

John McEnroe strolled to his aid though and it wasn’t long before Sir Elton was back upright.

Rocket Man’s appearance was all part of a fundraising event in London as he went head-to-head with Billie Jean King on the sidelines managing a four-strong team.

And it was Team Billie Jean (featuring Kim Clijsters, Tim Henman, Sabine Lisicki and Jamie Murray) that beat Team Elton (featuring Andy Roddick, McEnroe, Martina Hingis and Heather Watson) on Sunday evening.

The evening of tennis action also resulted in this all-star group selfie snapped by Andy Roddick.