Radek Stepanek‘s reptilian Alea kit for the fall continues its showcase with this version in the black/orange colorway, appearing at this week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow. There’s also a hoodie, seen in the gallery below at an autograph session. Bracket: The Czech, fifth seed at the event, was upset by the spot-on Pablo Cuevas, who […]
trophy watch: giant balls, david’s peak, jelena’s hat trick, and changing the russian guard
Another Philipp to watch: Sorry, Herr Kohlschreiber — you’ll have to save some space at the table for qualifier Philipp Petzschner, who nabbed his second career ATP title at the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy when he beat beat Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 after taking out Wawrinka, Moya, and Lopez in earlier rounds. In Stockholm, David Nalbandian performed […]
fashion focus: cibulkova’s lacoste outfit has us seeing spots
Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova adds to her strong year (two finals — Amelia Island and Toronto) by dispatching world No. 5 and reigning French Open champ Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup. She showed up the Serb (sorry, Ana) by wearing a simple white Lacoste tennis dress trimmed with […]
Cultural Learnings of Venus for Make Benefit Glorious Clothing of EleVen
Venus Williams followed in the footsteps of Serena‘s early round Stuttgart exit last week by tripping on her own opening match at this week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow. The American lost to Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 — but not before showing off her latest EleVen design. Inspired by Borat, perhaps? Or maybe John Mayer… […]
photos: janko tipsarevic + kremlin cup
A bunch of Janko Tipsarevic pics from last week’s Kremlin Cup — where he lost to eventual champ Nikolay Davydenko 6-7 (6), 1-6 —