Tennis Racket as Guitar

I did find a few pictures of people,all young men unsurprisingly,strumming on rackets.The shape of the racket does lend itself to the pose.
A old joke from even the earliest days of lawn tennis.

This fellow on the lower left is playing a Badminton racket.

1890's South Africa

Tom (and his bro Harry) Foolery on tennis rackets,under the tree.
1885 Pennsylvania.

Dueling Banjoes on small lopsided rackets.

What would Earl Scruggs make of this?

1878.

My personal favorite.Marcel Proust writer of the masterpiece

"Remembrance of Things Past", serenading on bended knee.

After a long,and somewhat languid day of tennis in the garden,

tea,and madeleines will be served.

And yes,I've read it.