I quit tennis to take over the game as its sexiest influencer… this sport can be hot and fun

"I respect what Paige (Spiranac) has done for the sport of golf so much!

"We have similar stories, and I aspire to continue to push the sport of tennis forward while being unapologetically me."

But while her inspiration for her chosen career path may have come from an outside source, she wants to forge her own unique brand and experience for tennis.

On her goals, she told the : "I want to bring attention to this sport in a positive way.

"There are a lot of girls kind of like me in golf, but there’s nothing really intense in tennis. And I’m like, ‘you know, you can be yourself, you can look a certain way and still be fun around this sport.'

"I want to do photoshoots and show that tennis is cool and that it can be hot and fun."

Stuhlmann, who has been hailed as the "Queen of the court", recently showed how she is in full swing for Wimbledon after posting a “yummy” bikini photo.

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She played tennis professionally at a college level while at the University of Missouri and received national rankings in both singles and doubles events before swapping the racket for a career in modelling and journalism.

And despite leaving the profession behind she opened up on what she had gained from her time as a tennis pro.

"I loved being an athlete! Playing college tennis taught me a lot of qualities: time management, work ethic, and resilience," she said to .