What is Feliciano Lopez doing playing without a bandana? Does that mean we still get six more weeks of winter? He’s made it to the elite eight of this week’s Open 13 tournament in Marseilles after beating Dmitry Tursnunov 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1). Too bad Dima couldn’t seal the deal. Perhaps he was still thinking […]
the aussie open in greyscale
At this year’s Australian Open, players are celebrating the Australian summer with bright kits in shades of blue, green, orange, yellow. But there are some who have chosen a cleaner black-and-white slate, leaving their tennis games to do the talkin’. Don’t adjust your screen: Spaniard Tommy Robredo defeated Bobby Reynolds 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 in the […]
not so mellow yellow
Unlike the pastel shade used by Jelena Jankovic for her Reebok U.S. Open dress, two other players amped up their kits with some neon yellow for the fall hardcourt season. Feliciano Lopez and his Joma Sport outfits continue to impress, following up a bold red Davis Cup uniform with this current bright yellow/grey colorway. Turning […]
davis cup: i, too, would settle for a pompadour…
Who needs a custom Davis Cup kit when you’ve got an amazing pompadour like Fernando Verdasco? Unfortunately, his solid red adidas Compeition Crew looked bland next to the rest of Team Espana’s uniforms. Meanwhile, Joma and Feliciano Lopez continue their wonderful partnership with his Davis Cup getup. (See the detail on the back of his […]
Finally!
Butter’s Bubble Marat Safin found his game while playing on his most despised surface — grass! This morning, the big Russian battled Feliciano Lopez, brushing aside his 1-4 record against the Spaniard to win one of his most important matches ever. During the first set, Safin seemed to be really uneasy playing against Lopez. He […]