I stumbled upon this intensely silly post from Blic, Serbia (English edition) and thought, heck, why not? It’s about the girlfriends who may be accompanying the tennis players to the Serbia Open, which starts this Saturday in Belgrade.

Notable facts that I’ve gleaned from this article: Arnaud Clement and Victor Troicki are dating out of their leagues, Radek Stepanek and Nicole Vaidisova really may be heading down the aisle, and Guillermo Canas was rumored to be gay until he started dating a Brazilian lingerie model.

See? Interesting stuff! Click here for the original article, by M. Mijatovic at Blick. Here are some excerpts:

Guillermo Canas and Brazilian Victoria’s Secret mannequin Fabiana Semprebon

“During his career, Canas has had to fight against numerous accusations, from those about doping which stopped his tennis career for some time, to those about his hidden homosexuality. When he publicly started dating his girlfriend, the Brazilian beauty Fabiana Semprebon, gossips stopped. Fabiana is a model of the prestigious brand ‘Victoria’s secret’.”

 

photos via celebslam.celebuzz.com

Viktor Troicki and fashion model Suncica Travica

“Viktor Troicki and Suncica Travica have been in a relationship for about a year and their romance has become public after their last year’s vacation in Montenegro. The couple met in Paris last year where Suncica did fashion shows and Viktor took part in Roland Garrros.”

 

photos via blick.rs

Arnaud Clement and chanteuse Nolwenn Leroy

“When asked about his favorite singer, not too famous French tennis player Arnaud Clement gave the same answer for two years- Nolwenn Leroy. His dream has come true- she has became his girlfriend. Arnaud Clement and Nolwenn Leroy started dating last spring, which was officially confirmed during the Wimbledon tournament where Nolwenn was his staunch supporter.”

 

photos via http://teemix.aufeminin.com/

Radek Stepanek and Nicole Vaidisova

“Radek Stepanek was in a long relationship with the former world tennis champion Martina Hingis with whom he was even engaged, but in 2007 they broke up. Soon after he appeared in public with his new girlfriend, a tennis player Nicole Vaidisova, who is eleven years younger than him. Radek and the attractive Czech tennis player often travel together to the tournaments and it is believed that they plan to get married soon.”

The article also profiles Serbian stars Janko Tipsarevic a.k.a.”the famous seducer” and his t.v. hostess girlfriend, Biljana Sesevic, as well as Serbia Open owner Novak Djokovic and long-time love and management student Jelena Ristic.

 

photos via zimbio.com

Click here for the Serbia Open website, which is pretty good for a start-up.

French Open coverage starts tomorrow on Tennis Channel (5:00 a.m. EST) and ESPN2 (12:00 p.m. EST.)

Live streaming: ESPN360.com (affiliated providers only) | Tennis Channel (US only)

• (L) – Live (T) – Taped (D) – Doubles
• Repeat airings listed in grey
• All Times EST

For the (very) full schedule of Roland Garros t.v. coverage, click here.

Reasons I’m not going to freak out about Roger losing to Canas yet AGAIN! (My GOD, what is wrong with this crazy world we live in?????)

1. It’s a fluke.

2. It happens to everyone – Nadal has many people who keep on beating him: Blake, Youzhny and Berdych. It doesn’t stop him from winning tournaments. And I still think this Canas thing is a fluke.

3. Lest we all think Roger’s slipping, let’s just remember that he’s won a Grand Slam already this year. Don’t you think Canas, Nadal, and whoever wins down in Florida (Nadal) wouldn’t happily trade in their trophies for the one that Roger’s got?

4. It’s a good kick in the pants for Mr. Prada. Gives him a reason to stop bumming around with Tiger (boring!) and get focused on his game.

5. On a related note, Roger’s mini-slump will force sportswriters to write about something else besides lame Tiger-Roger comparisons and photo ops. I think this may be the single most positive thing about Roger’s loss, at least for me.

6. One of the most exciting things about last season was seeing Roger fall and then rise again in the big occassions. So the stage is already set for this year – although I was hoping for a continuation of the Nadal-Fed rivalry in the Miami final, not this Canas crap. Maybe Canas will get busted again and go away for another 15 months. Sour grapes? Who me?

7. It’s really tough for me, the devoted Roger fan, to enjoy the suspense of Roger not always WINNING, but I’ll do my best to pretend it’s a good thing.

I’m not worried, I swear. Not even thinking about Nadal sweeping these two hardcourt events, the clay court season, the French Open and then stealing the Number One spot. Nope, not worried about it at all. (Nervous giggle.)

The one truly awful thing about these early losses is that we don’t get to watch Roger play tennis this weekend. What a waste of TIVO.