"ATP Eclipse Club" in Houston delivers humorous solar eclipse PSA ahead of April 8 event

Tennis is back in the path of totality, folks! Ahead of April 8's upcoming solar eclipse, the "ATP Eclipse Club" gathered together for an emergency meeting at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship this week to produce a humorous PSA to give fans the 411.

The video, starring club "president" Chris Eubanks, Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, Denis Shapovalov and others, was quickly a hit on social media, where tennis fans were quick to draw comparisons to integral piece of the sport's online lore—coincidentally, from the last time that the moon passed between the Earth and the sun in the U.S. back in 2017 during the WTA tournament in New Haven.

That year, "three-time Connecticut Open champion and astronomy expert" Petra Kvitova, as well as Agnieszka Radwanska, Dominika Cibulkova and Kristina Mladenovic famously joined forces to tell fans what they should know and how to stay safe during the rare event.

In the latest version, the men inform fans of the same: namely, what an eclipse is, how to properly view it (complete with approved goggles), and what it all means.

"Well, I don't know if you know, but Texas is No. 1 in eclipse tourism," Eubanks, who dubbed himself club president, said. (That stat could not be verified at press time!) "I just had to make my way down here ... I'm so excited for it!"

Houston will be among places in more than a dozen U.S. states where totality will be visible, making this week's ATP 250 a must-visit destination for many club members this year.

"If I missed another eclipse, I was in danger of losing my Eclipse Club card," Benoit Paire, playing in Houston for the first time since 2016, joked, "so I'm here."

While Monday's event is the second such eclipse to be visible in the U.S. in less than a decade, it's still a rare event. Reportedly, it will be the only total solar eclipse in the 21st century where totality will be visible in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, and the last total solar eclipse visible in the U.S. until the summer of 2044.

"I've heard solar eclipses are as rare as finding a decent small almond latte anywhere in the world," joked Aussie Max Purcell, poking fun at his own social media presence.

"Some might say they're as rare as one-handed backhands," echoed Shapovalov.

(Watch the full PSA in the video above—and stay tuned for a closing surprise from Francisco Cerundolo that's sure to make you smile!)