Mandopop star Jay Chou believes he could have been a tennis player if he had started earlier

Jay, 45, looked a real professional with his powerful forehand and serve. Not bad for someone who only picked up the sport last year.

“Sometimes I wonder if I didn’t start tennis a little too late. If I had picked it up as a kid instead of last year, you might have seen me on the court instead of at a concert,” Chou wrote.

And deprive us of hits like Silence and Common Jasmine Orange?

The video has now been viewed over 2.9 million times, with many of Jay’s celebrities, such as Taiwanese rapper Shou Lou, praising his skills on the court.

Professional tennis player Tseng Chun Hsin wrote: “If you had started as a child, the Taiwanese version of Roger Federer would have been born.”

Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M Chu was also impressed, saying, “Killing that slice.”

Still, not all of Chou’s fans were enthusiastic about the idea. One said: “If you had started playing tennis in primary school, the Chinese music scene would have been ruined.”

Another hilariously wrote: “If I don’t sing your songs, whose music should I listen to?”

The Mojito singer and his wife, Hannah Quinlivan, have clearly developed a passion for tennis.

Besides being a regular on the tennis court, they have also appeared at Grand Slams such as the Australian Open, where they were spotted alongside tennis legend Roger Federer.

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