Yes! The ATP World Tour Finals can’t start before the requisite Men in Suits photo session. Along with the British press, another overlooked benefit of hosting the ATP World Tour Finals in London is seeing Federer, Nadal and the rest of the top guys in bespoke tailoring (at least I’ll pretend it is.) Here are some photos from Class Picture Day – I mean ATP World Tour Media Day at the County Hall Marriot Hotel.
These school assemblies are always so boring. . .
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Really, how lucky are we to have three ATP Top Models in the final 8? Federer, Djokovic and Verdasco are obviously engaged in a heated pose-off in the photo below. While I love Roger’s masculine bearing, Nole takes it with his casual Gene Kelly elegance. Verdasco gets points for coaching del Po and Soderling has an honorable mention for his Swedish Sears catalogue look. Davydenko is obviously in character for the starving P.O.W. role he’s playing next week in the West End.
How the heck did Andy Murray get Dr. Ivo’s pants?
Who will be head of the class?
Nice trophy, right? It was made in England by expert silversmiths. You can check out the video on the ATP website.
Some year book photos:
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Candids! This one’s begging for a caption:
And thanks to “Tem” for passing along the Bryan Bro’s snapshot:
I’m a little concerned about Rafa’s hair:
I think Roger is, too:
Yes, Roger is deep in thought about it.
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Rafa’s like “awkward!”
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What ho! Is that Halley’s Comet or ATP CEO Adam Helfant? The players record this momentous occasion:
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Hahah gotta love the class photo. Kind of corny with the umbrellas and the ties are ugly.
Roger in a suit <3
“….and this is one that I took of Roger for the missus. What do you think?”
or
From my daughter
” If I use the zoom…like this…..you can actually see the hair product!”
HA! Rafa’s or Rogers?
We are accustomed to Roger “hot” Federer in suit, but Djokovic is so elegant too.
I love the british tradition : the photo with ombrellas is absolutly awesome.
Gotta agree wit the school metaphor, they look like a load of English public school prefects. The mugshots
that is some bad photography, Davy looks cute bless him, Rafa what the hell happened??
I agree about Kolya! He actually looks the best in those awful mugshots. Nole looks alarmingly like a vampire in his.
Thanks for the great photos! Those guys are serious! Mah first time to see Rafa in suit!:)
Seriously Rafa?!We’ve been having some KERAZY weather in the UK this week (seriously,they’ve have gone off Mary Poppins style had they tried to open those umbrellas!) my only explanation is that you got caught in a torrential downpour that all the others managed to avoid…or you were running late and had to take a quick shower,I simply refuse to believe you did you hair like that volunarily…
ff you make me laugh with your comments, esp the umbrellas one! i think the individual class pics are a little strange, but sure beat the atp mug shots. i love rog in a suit, esp since he’d never be caught in one that didn’t fit perfectly, from
top to bottom. love the pic of nadal between fed and murray. awkward indeed! maybe nadal woke up late, hence the wet hair? rog would never let that happen! i bet you fed never gets bed head. his hair looks amazing at every hour. ha! he’s totally sporting a new haircut, right? did you see casual rog arriving in london?
Love the new haircut! Short is best. Rog was letting it get too long in Basel, that’s obviously why he lost to Novak.
obviously, the longer curls were slowing him down. he also couldn’t see the ball and time his forehand well. is that what happens to mr. ff when you kick butt?
Thanks, freaky, what a feast for the eyes — and yeah, whazzup with Andy’s trews?
Sure Rafa was having a bad hair day, but I’m surprised that no one has commented on the Flawless Fed being snapped with his thumb up his nose. (Ducks.)
i have no idea what you’re talking about…
actually, i’ve seen him do this on tv and somehow it’s much funnier in a still photo! he is human after all. ff, you’ve shattered my image of mr. peRFect!
Roger should seriously quit this **seemingly** picking his nose habit. Whatever the size of his nose, it’s fine as it is.
You have the funniest comments! I’m eating lunch at my desk and you almost made me get food all over my keyboard…
Rafa’s so skinny…and his hair seems to be thinning, no?
You can actually see the pic that Bob Bryan took of Rafa here: http://img50.yfrog.com/i/1q5.jpg/ . It’s certainly interesting to see the other side of this shoot as well.
Also, looking at the group pics, Davydenko reminds me of Vladimir Putin, and Soderling seems to be practicing his secret agent/security guy look. Why so serious?
Thanks so much for sharing, Tem! That snapshot’s a great find.
I just wish they’d had the balls to give them all bowler hats as well as a brolly each for the bus picture.
Also Verdasco looks very broad and I’m liking his hair at that length. Looks good, no?
*shrieks* All of these photos have sent a Rafanatic like me into overdrive.
Freaky, your comments made me LOL. I especially loved the one on Davy D (the POW joke.)
The wet hair, oh Rafa.
It’s great to see how it gradually dries as the pictures are being taken so by the time it reaches the last photograph he has these gorgeous soft curls.
Rafa/Roger pics are always adorable. There’s just something about the way the two of them interact…I flove the playful expression in Rafa’s eyes and how Roger seems to take it all in. They have this connection…(the pic I’m referring to is the one above the Andy and Roger looking at each other and Rafa thinking “awkward” pic) But when you look in the very next pick (the “awkward” pic) Murray appears to be saying something and Roger looks to be thinking “whatever.”
Also, how adorkable is Rafa? He seemed to be so genuinely thrilled to receive that watch! SO cute! He’s so SMILEY!
And what about the “school assembly” pic? It’s so funny because they all look bored out of their minds, but Rafa looks like he’s modeling..I mean, LOOK AT THAT FACE! The chiseled chin, the prominent cheek bones, the skin tone, those lips, the EYES! It’s all too much really! Boredom never looked sexier.
Can’t wait to see pics of them arriving by boat.
The umbrella picture is all kinds of dorky. So funny!
OMG! The year book photo of Rafa…
He’s giving that “come hither” look….
So irresistible, so handsome…
Sweet thang, wet hair, dry hair, combed or not combed..I’M ALL YOURS!
*falls onto computer screen*
LilyPop — I’ll pass you my smelling salts — I keep ‘em handy just in case I come across a pic of Rafa’s smile.
And when did Nole get so spiffy and debonaire?
nole is always elegant! he’s adorable. what can i say? HE’S MAGNIFICENT!
love your comments ff. all these photos are making my head spin in a good way and i can’t wait for sunday. gtt is a source of happiness right now.
The umbrella thing is very British. The traditional image of a british city type (20 + years ago) is with the suit tie and brolly. Anyway, a brolly is ESSENTIAL at the mo. Weather is dreadful here in UK. I would not like to be arriving at O2 via a boat!!!!!!
What’s wrong with DelPotro in these pictures? He looks so depressed!
Amazing photos, Roger always the best, he looks so nice…
Thanks for these wonderful “class pictures”, FF! As usual,is at the top of his class!
Rafa’s hair is a bit unusual – but seems to dry a bit as time permitted. He also looks bored and wishing he were somewhere else. He looks pre-occupied to me. I like Andy’s suit, but his trousers seem too long. Roger looks good as always.
Waiting for a great moments!
Djokovic in the umbrella pic – WOW: (and since we should be going Brit…) Well, hello! You, sir, are a ’smarter’ Mr. John Steed than both Patrick Macnee and Ralph Fiennes, and that is saying something! Also, trade those black shoes for a pair of white ’sneakers’, change the tie, and I might even say farewell David Tennant, I want Nole to drive my TARDIS