Okay, perhaps just a slight shank… But at the opening ceremonies for last week’s Qatar Total Open, the glamorous ways of Venus Williams — her sandals matched her abaya! — redeemed the dead weight of Shahar Peer and Ana Ivanovic. (See the mishits after the cut…)

You really couldn’t find any other shoes to wear but your sneakers? Really?

(photos by Getty Images)

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