No need to rub your eyes; that’s not a blurry Nike logo you’re seeing. Instead, it’s the logo for a(nother) Chinese sporting goods company — the one with the largest share of the athletic shoe market in that country — Erke. Erke made a splash last year by being a clothing sponsor to the North […]
trophy watch: roger retreats to routine while rafa rolls on with record
The Queen’s Cup Rafael Nadal continues to make his case for winning this year’s Wimbledon title with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic at The Artois Championships in London. Rafa, who took home $133,000, is the first Spaniard to win a grass court title in 35 years (bookending Andres Gimeno‘s 1972 Eastbourne feat). […]
yellowballin’ shows us whites, limes, and colors of the rainbow
Belgian Yanina Wickmayer (above, left) didn’t make it past the first round of the ASB Classic — losing to the hyped Tamira Paszek 6-7 (7), 1-6 in the first round — but at least she went out in style, reviving this rainbow-striped top and skirt from Le Coq Sportif. This same outfit was worn by […]
for your asb classic reading list: yellowballin'
I should point out that TSF reader R. C. French is writing about his hometown tourneys — the ASB Classic (women) and the Heineken Open (men) — in his blog, Yellowballin’. Make sure to bookmark or RSS the sucker. Notables from the first day of this Auckland, New Zealand, tournament (the ASB Classic happens first) […]