A little bit of Italy, a little bit of France…
Move over, Karl Lagerfeld; your Chanel stenciled tennis racquets are no longer the only ones for the glam set. French tennis company Babolat recently announced that they’ve partnered with EA7 — that’s Emporio Armani’s performance line — to design their own gear.
Fashion Focus: Nike + Rafa Nadal’s Spring ‘08
Fortunately for the Mallorcan, his poor performance was offset by a new outfit from Nike. Rafa wears his usual uniform from the Global Power collection: the sleeveless tank, the pirate pants, and the wristbands and headband. But instead of the Engine Orange that started out the year, he’s moved onto New Blue.
Trophy Watch: A lady on a Harley
Vroom: Russian Maria Sharapova proved that her Australian Open title was no joke, backing it up with her second title of the year at the $2.5 million Qatar Total Open. The Under Armour of opponent Vera Zvonareva was no match for Masha — she took Vera out 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.
Agustin Calleri’s wristband
Luis Horna (left) and Agustin Calleri squared off at last week’s Copa Telmex in Buenos AIres. Horna, in Reebok, put on a simple silver necklace, while Calleri, in Diadora, had on a wristband with thick, monochrome vertical stripes.
Prince’s Spring 2008 lookbook
Prince’s spring/summer lookbook might not be anything to look at, but it’s at least fun to look through. There are even realistic sound effects for when you flip the pages! Check it out.
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.
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.
Mishit: Doha’s opening ceremonies
It was all party up top and disasters down below for the ladies at the Qatar Total Open. As usual, Venus was dressed to the nines. And in a rare hiccup, Ana Ivanovic didn’t wear the right shoes!
The Rooster Crows: Le Coq Sportif’s Spring 2008 line
We showed you Le Coq Sportif’s Myth Shoe last week, and now here’s the rest of the Spring 2008 line, aka the first collection into the brand’s American relaunch.
Tattoo Watch: the flower on Li Na’s chest
It’s no surprise that the Chinese athlete who was voted “most difficult to work with” is also the one who has a tattoo.
The Journeyman’s Weekly Column
Director/producer of the tennis documentary “The Journeymen” Mark Keil’s weekly column takes a new angle this week. The former professional tennis player is now a tennis coach, and he enlightens you on his tennis philosophy with his coach’s corner article.
