French No. 2 (and world No. 25) Paul-Henri Mathieu is suddenly coachless one month before the Australian Open — and he’s not happy about it. Mathieu told l’Equipe that he feels like the “turkey being joked upon” (“dindon de la farce“) by being forced to share his coach, Thierry Champion, with the lower-ranked Gael Monfils, […]
fashion flashback: govortsova in quebec
Belarusian Olga Govortsova, along with currently being the No. 2 Belarusian player on the SEWTA Tour, is dropping hints of a Bethanie Mattek-esque fashion sense. Here’s a photo of her playing the Quebec City Bell Challenge last month. We’re all about stirring the fashion pot, but it looked like Olga’s glittery top wasn’t built for […]
mattek slides out in silver
In her secound-round loss to 18th seed Shahar Peer, the Cher of tennis — Bethanie Mattek — wore a slightly more tame silver top and headband from the Bebe Sport collection. We’re all probably better off, but I was really curious to see what the other two outfits were… More metallic shades, perhaps? RELATED POSTS […]
reebok is like my mother
To minimize confusion in the locker room — lest Jelena Jankovic accidentally put on Shahar Peer‘s gear at some point during the fortnight — Reebok personalized the shoes of both players. Btw, Reebok: country flags on shoes have already been done, and looked better executed on Roger‘s shoes, don’t you think? Love ’em? Hate ’em? […]
don’t take tennis too seriously…
….but don’t take it for granted, either. In the middle of a serious post-match interview in Monte Carlo, Roger Federer comments on the upcoming exhibition between him and Nadal, to be played on a court that’s half-grass, half-clay. We also enjoy playing tennis for fun for a change. It doesn’t always need to be crazy […]