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Australian Open Fashion Grades: Williams, Ivanovic, Wozniacki, Sharapova

January 18, 2013 by Lauren Smyczek

By Lauren Smyczek

Now that the Australian Open is in full force, it’s time to step back from the scorelines and enjoy the players’ on court fashions a bit, shall we?
Though tennis players are typically far more concerned with their job to win matches than with their outfits, the same won’t deny that it’s important to feel comfortable on court. Some of the top players even hand-pick their colors and styles with a team of experts, so let’s see what all the buzz is about at the start of the tennis season.
Maria Sharapova: The day dress is, to put it simply, underwhelming. The silhouette is a bit skimpy on top, and looks more like a slip than the finished product. The yellow (which looks a little green against the blue courts) and light gray combination is decidedly pretty.
However, Sharapova could have gone for a different hue more along the lines of her orange David Koma dress from the “Sugarpova” launch. That color would have stood its ground against the mighty azure blue of the Melbourne courts. (The Koma dress looked like an art deco mermaid goddess dress. Complete with fin-pleats on the hips. Stunning choice unlike this Nike dress.)
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Caroline Wozniacki: The young Dane continues her experimenting with Stella McCartney by adidas and she’s getting really close. From the tragic early days of McCartney’s tennis design, things are finally headed in the right direction. Though as a fashion aficionado, I have to admit that Stella McCartney is one of my favorite designers but her tennis/athletic line never quite resembled her ready-to-wear line. If it did, merchandise would be flying off the rack from popularity. If only McCartney herself were more involved with the tennis line design process … sigh.
This dress though is pretty, if maybe a little understated. The color sits nicely, but timidly, next to the blue courts. The pleats on the back are just the right touch though. And it’s good to see Wozniacki has gotten away from the likes of her 2010 look.
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Caroline Wozniacki at the 2013 Australian Open

Caroline Wozniacki in 2010

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Serena Williams: In charge as always, Serena’s purple and orange ensemble is strong — as in athletically strong. But the color combo is lacking pop and freshness. Serena looks lethal and beautiful no matter what she wears, but she practically blends right into the backdrop in the photo below. It’s like playing the female version of “Where’s Waldo?”
But be not dismayed, the orange shoes ensure us we won’t miss her, and they just might be stealing the show here.
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Venus Williams: Venus never disappoints with the extravagance of her on court clothing choices, and this outfit from her own Eleven line is mature. Her hair though is what really caught my attention, with the streaks perfectly matching the watercolor design of her dress.
Overall, however, the ensemble is lacking the energy of what you expect from a brand new 2013 season that the Australian Open offers, and it looks more like an off-court summer dress. But this is definitely a grown-up Venus and that’s refreshing. And her necklace is really lovely. She has a lot of poise and grace out there, and the ensembles are living up to that.
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Agnieszka Radwanska: The Polish beauty went for a fairly strong color, but the silhouette proved to be quite boring. She is fresh-faced, has a flawless figure, and could probably pull of just about anything. How about some risk-taking once in a while, Lotto?
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Ana Ivanovic: Just stunning. But she would look good wearing a brown sack. The yellow and light gray combination isn’t that interesting though, and as you can see, too many players are wearing lemon yellow. I wish she had chosen a color that played with the color of the courts more rather than outright fighting the blue. She epitomizes the balance between ultra-feminine and incredibly athletic. Yet I wish adidas would put her in something by Stella McCartney.
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Filed Under: Lauren Smyczek, Lead Story Tagged With: adidas tennis, Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Australian Open tennis fashion, Caroline Wozniacki, Lotto tennis, Maria Sharapova, nike tennis, on court tennis fashion, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

Adidas, Nike tennis outfits for US Open 2012 with Federer, Ivanovic, Sharapova and others

August 27, 2012 by tennisbloggers

By Romi Cvitkovic

The US Open is underway and the top players are on fire — not only with their games, but also their on-court tennis apparel. Curious about what your favorite players are wearing and where to buy it? Well, wonder no more and check out this year’s US Open Nike and adidas tennis outfits for both men and women. Serve it up!

NIKE

Top women’s seed Victoria Azarenka is sporting Nike’s Volt Graphic Tank and flirty Black Flounce skirt. The tank design is just the right amount of flashy, and the fit is one of the best this season.

Na Li is pretty in pink in this Liquid Pink Jersey shirt and White Pleated skirt by Nike. A little more conservative with a dash of detailed stitches.

Maria Sharapova has been on tour for more than eleven years and her outfits are always stunning. This year, she’s flaunting Nike’s Back Court Day dress and Back Court Night dress. The day dress scores, but black on a slender and tall Sharapova seems counter intuitive. The Spiderman-esque matrix in gold on the back of the night dress is quite an intense contrast.

Nike has spiced up the normal white tank for Petra Kvitova and given her strategically-placed pleats with their Statement Pleated tank and mutli-colored Pleated skirt.

Nike has kept it solid and mostly simple for Roger Federer, dressing him in University Blue Hard Court crew tee for day, and collared Obsidian Hard Court Polo for night. What is of note is that the typically-collared Federer will be sporting no collar during his day matches. It seems they are keeping the same setup as last year.

The always unpredictable Serena Williams is giving us punches of color in her’ Statement Pleated dress in Fireberry for day and in Obsidian/Volt for night. Interesting color to highlight … there.

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adidas

Ana Ivanovic, as well as good friend Sorana Cirstea, are both sporting the spunky adiZero dress in Lime. Note: you must be tall, tan and beautiful in order for this to look fab on you.

Scot Andy Murray in equipped in his typical Barricade line but with a bit more edge as seen in the Urban Sky/Bright Gold details here. It is like a kaleidoscope?

Spaniard Fernando Verdasco complements the adiZero dress in his own adiZero Crew tee in Lime. Why the screaming colors always, adidas?

adidas keeps Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their collared adiZero Theme Polo shirt in Dark Blue and does a nice job with light blue and orange accents.

Stella McCartney always dresses up Caroline Wozniacki in something questionable in photos that turns out great on Wozniacki herself, so I will reserve my comments. Stella McCartney Performance Rose Tan/Black mesh dress.

Filed Under: Lead Story, Romi Cvitkovic Tagged With: adidas tennis, Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Maria Sharapova, Na Li, nike tennis, Petra Kvitova, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Sorana Cirstea, us open 2012 outfits

Rafa's toughest match yet: Nadal in new Nike Football video teaser

March 28, 2012 by tennisbloggers

 
Rafael Nadal has teamed up with Nike Football (soccer for those of us in America) and a yet-to-be revealed footballer to promote their newest shoe, Mercurial Vapor VIII: Explosive Speed.
The folks at Nike Football have created a viral teaser of Nadal hitting serves on a grass court as a certain world famous footballer drives up, both ready for battle.
The video catchphrase: “Rafa’s toughest match yet. A new opponent has just arrived on court. What’s next?”
Catch the full version and the player reveal as it gets released Friday. In the meantime, enjoy this behind-the-scenes photo of Rafa and the video teaser.

Rafael Nadal behind the scenes of Nike Football viral teaser video (Courtesy of Nike Football)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayscADoLlFY
 
(Thanks to Nike Football for the video and photo)

Filed Under: Lead Story, Live Coverage, Romi Cvitkovic Tagged With: american soccer, famous footballer and rafa, football, nadal photo, nadal teaser, nike football, nike tennis, rafa picture, Rafael Nadal, soccer, youtube video

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