That’s shotmaking face is pretty intense, but I’m not looking up there anyway. Santiago Giraldo lost to top seed Rafa Nadal in the first round of the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo. Up next for Nadal is Milos Raonic. Draw: See how the rest of the seeds are doing — including Andy Roddick, Tsonga, Melzer, […]
davis cup: colombian color coordination
Babolat and Li Ning did a wonderful job bringing together the Colombian Davis Cup as they host the USA at the World Group Play-offs this weekend in Bogota. Santiago Giraldo defeated Sam Querrey 6-2, 6-4, 7-5, in the second rubber and is now serving at 6-5 in the fifth set against Mardy Fish. (The Americans […]
nadia petrova in bali, still with babolat
Nadia Petrova is playing at the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali this week. Is Babolat her official clothing sponsor yet? Does anyone know? Scoreline: As the tournament’s fourth seed, she defeated Aiko Nakamura 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the second round. (photo by Getty Images)
when in montreal, do as the french do
Nadia Petrova has switched from being a form for Venus‘ EleVen line to wearing a mustard top from Babolat at the 2008 Rogers Cup. She beat local Marie-Eve Pelletier 6-0, 6-1 in the first round. Babs isn’t exactly known for its clothes, so we’ll take what we can get — piping detail, graphic on the […]
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. The oversize stick, with its 100-square-inch head, incorporates the brand’s current white/silver/black colorway […]