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From the monthly archives: May 2010
Rafael Nadal is wearing a splashy blue and lime green number at Roland Garros this year. Via Nike: “Never one to shy away from bright colors, Rafa selected a vibrant blue, green and white color palette with Electric Green accents for his most important tournament.” (So don’t blame us, if you don’t like it!)
Continue Reading →Nike is putting Serena Williams in a striking turquoise and neon dress at this year’s French Open. The piping is a little. . .provocative. as
Continue Reading →Here are some photos of Maria Sharapova’s 2010 French Open outfit from Nike. Love it or hate it? I’m thinking curtain challenge on Project Runway.
Continue Reading →Jo-Wilfried Tsonga seems to be the unofficial host of the 2010 French Open. One day he’s hitting balls with Rafa, the next he’s partying with Roger. Or maybe the folks at RolandGarros.com just like him as much as I do. Here he is, in snappy suit (though not as snappy as Roger’s), at an event [...]
Continue Reading →Here are some cool shots of Rafael Nadal playing with kids at the Molitor swimming pool, an abandoned aquatic complex in Paris. Too bad Nole, Ana and JJ couldn’t have joined in – the Serbs own the empty swimming pool surface. Rafa trying out Roger’s backhand. Hmm, guess this guy is a pretty big deal. [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer got a good warm up on Thursday at the Guinot Mary Cohr Masters, a tune-up exo for Roland Garros. The World No. 1 was stretched to a super tie-break, eventually defeating Rainer Schüttler: 4-6, 6-3, 10-5. Here’s some video from the match. Roger speaking some French at the press conference: A fun rally [...]
Continue Reading →I’m wondering – is the French Open website trying to stir things up or did Nadal and Soderling really give one another the cold shoulder on Thursday? Photo by FFT via RolandGarros.com “As the Majorcan came out onto the main show court, a certain Robin Söderling was just leaving after a practice session of his [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer’s sponsor, Credit Suisse, just released a slick three part interview with the World No. 1 on its website. Roger has some interesting things to say – here are some choice excerpts with links included to the full articles. (Interview by Daniel Huber) From Part I: Mental Strength: Q: In his book “Winning Ugly,” [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer may be in Paris right now, but his practice session at Roland Garros had a distinctly Balkan influence. Photos posted on the Roland Garros website show Roger chatting with Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic of Serbia and his practice partner on Wednesday was a reportedly healthy Ivan Ljubicic. (In some not so sunny [...]
Continue Reading →Roger Federer is looking both lighthearted and light on his feet during Wednesday’s practice session at Roland Garros: There are also some excellent videos of Roger’s practice session on the Roland Garros Facebook Page. Novak Djokovic was all business during this snippet of his Roland Garros practice session: Anyone else getting excited for the tournament to [...]
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