TSF got giddy on the train ride to New Haven upon realizing that hard-hitting fashionistas Nadia Petrova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (yes, their dresses can literally push you around a court) had a second-round meet-up at this year’s Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale. They didn’t disappoint. We asked Nadia about her dress, and she thought it […]
attack of the 50-foot woman
Frilly fun: Wimbledon twelfth seed Nadia Petrova got the memo about tiered skirts (along with Masha, Venus, and Jelena Jankovic), but didn’t quite put it together. The layers on her Ellesse dress came up short and is totally unflattering for her brickhouse frame. Oh well, at least she tried. Draw: Ms. Petrova’s been hanging out […]
in the hot desert sun, a cool and refreshing nadia petrova
Nadia Petrova must have heard about our dislike for desert heat (yeeeahah, we don’t “dry” heat a consolation) because she came out dressed as an orange creamsicle for her second-round match against Patty Schnyder at the BNP Paribas Open, happening at Indian Wells this week. Nadia’s Ellesse outfit is the same she’s worn so far […]
petrova upsets clijsters + tattoo watch and fila heritage
The comeback story of Kim Clijsters hit a little bit of a snag when she ran into Nadia Petrova in the third round of the 2010 Australian Open. Many had high hopes that she’d join fellow recent unretiree Justine Henin — and the newbie Yanina Wickmayer — in a Belgian battle in the bottom half […]
sweet sixteen cake or nadia petrova? you decide.
13th seed Nadia Petrova lost in straight sets to Rybarikova in the second round of this week’s Toray Pan Pacific Open. So much for a turnaround, Nadia. Don’t you remember what we told you about ruffles? (image via Getty Images)