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After LMFAO announced a hiatus in 2012, Redfoo has pivoted away from music and entered another field entirely.
Redfoo is taking a shot at a career in tennis.
The LMFAO artist, who catapulted his way through the charts with hits like “Shots,” “Sexy and I Know It” and “Party Rock Anthem,” has put the microphone down and picked up a racket.
The 49-year-old recently made his professional tennis debut during the International Tennis Federation’s M15 Sharm ElSheikh tournament in Egypt.
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The former musician — whose real name is Stefan Kendal Gordy — lost against 23-year-old Leyton Rivera during the February 5th match.
However, he took it on the chin, while sharing his accomplishments on Instagram.
“I lost the match,” Stefan wrote in the Feb. 5 post, “but this was my best point. Good match and good luck @leytonrivera.”
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Redfoo — who is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Leiviska — has been a fan of the sport for a while, having dated former world No. 1 women’s tennis player Victoria Azarenka from 2012 to 2014.
He also attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open in 2013.
He even once revealed to New York Tennis Magazine that, “As a kid, it’s always been a dream of mine to play professional tennis.”
“Thanks to the U.S. Open National Playoffs for giving good players with a dream the chance to qualify for one of the biggest tournaments — the U.S. Open,” he said at the time. “Every day I see my dream!”
LMFAO went on hiatus in September 2012. Despite the lengthy hiatus, the band — which consisted of Redfoo and bandmate, Sky Blu — never officialy broke up.
Sky Blu is Gordy’s grandson and the son of Redfoo’s half-brother, Berry Gordy IV.
