No, these aren’t our photos. We weren’t invited to the Indian Wells Players’ Party, sniff! And good thing we weren’t, because. . .well, we might have said something rude to Ana about her pantyhose. Let’s take a look:
So far, so gorgeous, for Ana Ivanovic!

And then we get to the nurse pantyhose and 80’s secretary pumps. [...]

Serena Williams has been off the tour since winning the Australian Open, but that in no way means she’s taking it easy. After leaving Melbourne, she’s racked up a mind-boggling number of airline miles, wardrobe changes and Twitter updates.  She’s schmoozed at the Super Bowl, opened her second school in Kenya, embarked on a new [...]

Tennis is inspiring everyone from Latina pop princesses to Upper West Side Soweto hipsters! Vampire Weekend may not be getting cuddly with Rafael Nadal, but they still up the tennis-theme-ante in their new video for “Giving Up the Gun.” It includes appearances by Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas, Lil Jon and RZA and a super-cool black [...]

By now, all of our favorite players have taken a turn or two on the Australian Open catwalk. And a few have already been “Auf’ed”  – though not for their tennis fashion sense. We’ll take care of the rest. . .
THE WOMEN
Maria Sharapova wasn’t around for very long, but her dress certainly made an impression. [...]

Roger Federer practiced at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.
Hey, Roger’s giving Mirka the finger!

She’s okay with it:

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Rafael Nadal was in fine form in Doha on Tuesday, taking out Simone Bolelli in a crisp straight sets victory: 6-3, 6-3. He’ll play another cute Italian, Potito Starace, in the second round.
Now on to the important stuff. FreakyFritters and I are engaged in an ongoing debate about Rafa’s overall look. I prefer [...]

Photo by REUTERS/BEC TERO via Daylife
Maria Sharapova met with Buddhist monks in the Thai beach resort town of Hua Hin over the weekend. Per her website, she “performed a traditional Thai greeting after offering alms to Buddhist monks which brings good luck.” Some extra luck never hurts going into a Major!
I just can’t get over [...]

Andy Murray made news this fall when he dropped sponsor Fred Perry and followed the money to adidas. The five year deal is reportedly worth between £10 – £15 million. Did adidas have anything left over to pay its designers? You be the judge.
Here’s Andy Murray’s 2010 Australian Open outfit (via allineedisapicketfence ):

Via adidas: “Andy [...]

Seeing Rafa’s technicolor fantasy/nightmare made me wonder what Nike had in store for Roger Federer at this year’s Australian Open. Instead of playing Twister: “I got one hand on kangaroo and my left foot’s on Kylie Minogue!” it seems Nike’s design team decided: “let’s see what we have in the back.” Yes, recycling is always [...]

I know you all loved the pink shirt at the French (until it became the shirt of death). But then came the bizarre checked boxers this fall and now this monstrosity, reportedly Rafael Nadal’s outfit for the 2010 Australian Open (via FortyDeuce):
*My eyes!*
Seriously, what is this mess? Tangerine and fuchsia with coordinating diagonal plaid? The [...]

The Times U.K. reports that Andy Murray has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with German brand adidas, worth over $16,000,000 (£10 million).
Via the adidas press release:
adidas has a new addition to its tennis line-up in 2010 with Andy Murray joining the global sportswear brand.  The 22-year-old Briton will sport the iconic 3-Stripes from January onwards [...]

Gael Monfils, Juan Martin Del Potro, Lleyton Hewitt and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cracked some sake barrels at the Japan Open’s welcome reception on Tuesday. It was a konnichiwa/sayonara moment del Potro, who was booted out of the tournament in the first round.
What is Tsonga so giddy about? And where are Lleyton Hewitt’s arms?

Hair twins! Just like [...]