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Put a ring on it! Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon perform Beyonce's Single Ladies dance at the U.S. Open tennis tournament

Published: 00:40 EST, 10 September 2015 | Updated: 14:33 EST, 10 September 2015

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If the tennis matches were not enough entertainment at the U.S. Open tournament, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon were happy to add some more.

The 34-year-old singer and the 40-year-old late-night host were sitting together at the Queens, New York event on Wednesday when they decided to dance.

It was not just any dance - their moves carefully mimicked those performed in Beyonce's famous Single Ladies video.

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Dancing fools: Jimmy Fallon (left) and Justin Timberlake (right) danced during the U.S. Open in Queens, New York on Wednesday

Familiar: Their moves were taken from Beyonce's 2008 hit, Single Ladies

France's Richard Gasquet and Switzerland's Roger Federer were battling it out during the Men's Singles Quarterfinals match at the time, but Justin and Jimmy seemed more intent on dancing.

There were plenty of differences, of course, between the men's moves and those performed in the famous 2008 video.

For one thing, neither Jimmy nor Justin wore a leotard to watch tennis - they were instead both wearing button-down shirts under light jackets.

Copycats: The two men clearly knew what they were doing, imitating several iconic moves from the video

Backwards: A small but notable difference was in orientation - the men performed many moves in the opposite direction from Beyonce's original

Different costumes: As they were at a tennis match, Justin and Jimmy wore button-down shirts with jackets and trousers

Iconic: The original video - which netted Beyonce three MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 - had a famous look, including minimalist costumes of leotards and shoes

Justin also added a black fedora, while Jimmy's only notable accessory was the splint on his hurt finger.

Beyonce, 34, and her dancers famously wore black leotards and high heels for the black-and-white video.

Interestingly, another difference was in the orientation of the dancers, since Justin and Jimmy held up their right hands while dancing.

No rings: In addition to the men offering the wrong hands to 'put a ring on it,' Jimmy's injured left ring finger would have not worked at all

Forget sports: The dancing antics came during a Men's Quarterfinals match between Richard Gasquet and Roger Federer

As Beyonce exhorted men to 'put a ring on it' in the song, she and her dancers brandished their left hands, the appropriate location for an engagement or wedding ring.

The men continued their opposite stance when crouched over for another part of the dance, facing left when Beyonce and her dancers faced right.

While Jimmy might be forgiven for mixing up some of his Single Ladies moves, Justin has performed the dance before - with Beyonce herself.

Past experience: Justin had performed the Single Ladies dance at least once before - with Beyonce herself

Parody: The comedic version of the video came during a 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live

Not quite the same: Instead of her professional women, Beyonce had three silly men as backup dancers

On the November 15, 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live, Justin and Beyonce were the host and musical guest, respectively, and got together for a series of short skits.

The Single Ladies setup was reproduced in them - black-and-white footage, leotards, and heels - but Beyonce was backed up by three men.

Justin, along with comedians Andy Samberg and Horatio Sanz, proceeded to make a mess of most of Beyonce's moves in several takes.

Success: In addition to the video winning awards, Single Ladies was a number-one hit and was certified platinum four times over

Not so smooth: They tried, but Jimmy and Justin did not do quite so good a job as Beyonce

One of the most famous videos of all time, Beyonce's Single Ladies won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 and the song was certified platinum multiple times.

It was also the music video at the centre of Kanye West's infamous 'I'mma let you finish' moment, when he took away the microphone from Taylor Swift after she won Best Female Video instead of Beyonce.