The normally nightmare-ish garb of Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai gave way to a whimsical tiered top for this week’s play at Roland Garros. (Horizontal black and white patterns were en vogue for this year’s Gallic gals, apparently.) Unfortch, she lost to Nadia Petrova in the first round. (photos by Getty Images)
I had a dream…
…that everyone on tour started dressing like Aravane Rezai. It was very scary. That’s it — no more sidecars during weeknights. FYI: The Frenchwoman lost early at this week’s Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C. (photo by AP Photo/Alice Keeney)
trophy watch: the ladies in auckland, gold coast
Li Na made a triumphant return to the SEWTA Tour with a win in the finals of the Australian Women’s Hardcourts over Victoria Azarenka on Saturday. Li defeated the Belarusian 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in her first tournament after a six-month layoff due to a rib injury. She took out seventh seed Sybille Bammer, top seed […]
this week's trophies from around the globe
Here’s a round-up of the trophies from last week’s tournaments… Be warned — they’re all yawners: 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 […]