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Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

The cold weather in Doha (in the 60s) got the ladies layering during their matches at last week’s Qatar Total Open.

sharapova doha spr08 Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

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Leggings: Maria Sharapova in Nike’s Tight Capris (available in New Blue and Logan Berry, $50); Venus Williams in EleVen. Venus lost to Dominika Cibulkova 3-6, 3-6. Masha took home her second title of the year.

jelena jankovic doha spr08 Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

Jelena wears the Reebok Pro Tradition Jacket. The third seed lost to the tattooed Li Na 3-6, 4-6 in the quarterfinals.

agnieszka radwanska doha spr08 Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

Still sans sponsor: Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska, now in the Top 20, fell to Sharapova in the semis 4-6, 3-6 (the Russian got to avenge that shocking second round loss at the 2007 U.S. Open). And yes — you should not adjust your TV set; she wore those three different outfits on the court this week. A sponsorship deal has GOT to be in the works. Anyone out there with tips? E-mail me.

dominika cibulkova doha 08 Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

Dominika Cibulkova wore purple stripes from Lacoste, and lost in the quarters to Radwanska.

amelie mauresmo reebok doha08 Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

Reebok: The troubled Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo wears the Pro Vision Seamless Jacket, $59.95. She lost in the first round to Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-7 (7), 5-7.

shahar peer doha spr08 2 Brr! The desert cold brings out the long sleeves and leggings

Shahar Peer wore a white track jacket from Reebok (likely the BOBO Full Zip, $64.99) during her historic week. She lost 1-6, 3-6 to Na in the third round.

(photos by Getty Images)



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