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If you’re looking for new shoes, skip the Gola craze and go straight for Airness.
Let’s add to what we already know about this French sponsor of Nikolay Davydenko and Nadia Petrova: here’s a profile from Time about the six-year-old company and the astute entrepreneur who’s behind the whole thing.
(photo via the Airness website. The mini-documentary they’ve uploaded is waay to long, so watch at your own risk.)
Juan Monaco hoists the Hypo Group International crystal tennis racket after defeating Gael Monfils 7-6 (3), 6-0 to win his second career title.
(Look at that hair! Monaco gets added to my fantasy list of players on Fila‘s sponsorship roster.)
Argentina’s World Team Cup (left). Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Amelie Mauresmo in three sets at the Strasbourg Open (right).
Elena Dementieva won the Istanbul Cup after Aravane Rezai withdrew with a knee injury.
A maintenance worker cleans the line after a rain delay. Roland Garros Stadium – Sunday, May 27, 2007.
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Here are my predictions for the tournament:
Champion, Men: Federer. Originally I thought he would win in 2008, but after his shocking streak-ending win against Nadal, I think he can pull it off this year. On the other hand, I would not be suprised if Nadal won ten of these things.
Champion, Women: Ana Ivanovic. Look for a big break out this year for this Serbian, who has the game to beat an aging Henin, a mentally recuperating Sharapova, and a still out-of-shape Serena Williams. Venus Williams is a non-factor.
Sleepers, Men: Fernando Gonzalez! With all the hype and buzz surrounding Federer, Nadal, and Guillermo Canas the usually highly-regarded Gonzalez may be able to pull off a few upsets and go far in the tournament.
Sleepers, Women: Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova (I put her in the Sleeper category because everyone is convinced she is injured), Elena Likhovtseva, Italian Tathiana Garbin, Tsvetana Pironkova (who has a victory over Venus Williams), and Na Li all have a shot in my opinion.
BRACKETOLOGY:
Women’s quarterfinals: Ivanovic over Kuznetsova, Sharapova over Lucie Safarova, Serena over Henin, and (another) Serbian Jelena Jankovic over Nicole Vaidisova
Women’s semis: Ivanovic over Sharapova, Serena Williams over Jankovic
Finals: Ivanovic over Serena Williams
Men’s quarters: Novak Djokovic over Florian Mayer, Nadal over fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya, Federer over Filippo Volandri, and Gonzalez over Canas
Semis: Nadal over Djokovic, Federer over Gonzalez
Finals: Federer over Nadal
(Do you agree with JNP’s picks? Tell us.)
Tennis Served Fresh is hosting former TennisJuicer JNP as a guest blogger. JNP can be reached at tenniscbh AT gmail DOT com.
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