Remember when Caroline Wozniacki posed in nothing but a body-paint swimsuit for Sports Illustrated earlier this year? It's pretty hard to forget. Well, now in honor of the 26-year-old's resurgence into the US Open semifinals, the magazine has released the outtakes from that memorable 14-hour shoot.

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As expected, Wozniacki doesn't stop smiling throughout the most awkward and silly moments.

She even tries to look sexy talking on a shell-phone (get it?):

WATCH: Wozniack's SI body paint comes off in outtakes

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Wozniacki has never been shy about planning for a post-tennis career, and she hasn't squashed the retirement rumors, so she could just as well be thinking about a future in modeling.

In New York, the former No. 1 (and now No. 74) takes on second-seeded Angelique Kerber on Friday night.