Best photos of July 9: Calgary Stampede to Djokovic's tennis violin

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A bucking horse loses its rider in the novice saddle rodeo event at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada. Reuters

Argentina supporters cheer in Times Square, New York City, on the eve of their national team's Copa America semi-final football match against Canada. AFP

A tuktuk driver takes casualties to safety after Israeli bombardment of Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP

A destroyed home in Surfside Beach after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas, killing at least two people and causing millions of homes to lose power. AFP

A performer in costume takes part in the 'Giants and Big Heads' parade at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Getty Images

Israeli armoured vehicles and bulldozers home in on Nur Shams camp, near Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank. EPA

A taxi driver in Nouakchott, Mauritania, poses inside his Mercedes 190 D, one of the country’s most imported cars due to its easy-to-repair mechanics and resistance to high temperatures. AFP

Workers unload sacks of potatoes from a lorry at a market in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP

Police stand guard as newly elected MPs arrive at the French National Assembly in Paris. AFP

A man assesses the damage after a tree fell on his neighbour's home following Hurricane Beryl's arrival in Bay City, Texas. AP

Novak Djokovic pretends to play the violin, apparently for his daughter though some saw it as a response to sections of the crowd he found ‘disrepectful’ during his win over Holger Rune in the last 16 of the men’s singles at Wimbledon. AFP