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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Dec 8, 2014 10:10 PM UTC  during day five of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall on December 7, 2014 in London, England. during day five of the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall on December 7, 2014 in London, England. Jordan Mansfield—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Dec 8, 2014 10:10 PM UTC Renowned singer-songwriter Sir Elton John is going viral after video emerged showing him falling out of his chair at a charity tennis game on Sunday. (Don’t worry, he seems to be fine.) Another angle: He was co-hosting the event, Mylan WTT Smash Hits (World Team Tennis), with tennis legend Billie Jean King at Royal Albert Hall in London to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Other tennis greats, John McEnroe, Andy Roddick, and Kim Clijsters, were also in attendance. 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