We’re in love with the banner for Fila Japan‘s blog. Yep — that’s pretty much how I fell every time I step out on a court. BTW, their mascot, Akiko Morigami, has apparently recovered from her injury is now back in the pro tennis fray. She tried to qualify for the Toray Pan Pacific Open […]
trophy watch: winning matches by hitting the ball? so 2008
Not many repeats this week as the lower-profile players — at least when it comes to wins — chomped off pieces of the trophy pie. Golden statement: In Kuala Lumpur, Russian Nikolay Davydenko wore his gilded Airness track jacket as he received the trophy for beating Fernando Verdasco to take the Proton Malaysian Open on […]
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)
what should’ve been: the k-swiss switch
TSF let out a squeal when we saw this dress hanging in the K-Swiss showroom, and smiled when we learned that it would have a fall drop. Unfortunately, it didn’t appear at the 2009 U.S. Open as we’d expected, though its bright color and sexy silhouette would’ve been worthy of the tennis catwalk that is […]
sweet but short: caro’s second outing with stella
Canuck Aleksandra Wozniak‘s been on a mini-roll this week at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, first dispatching Korea Open winner Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets before getting to the quarters after Caroline Wozniacki retired in round two due to a viral infection. But it was enough time for Caro to show off her second […]