Roland Garros 2010: Fashion Grades (Women)

Nike's golden gal, Shrieka, is going for a more plain vanilla look with mahogany and grey, and has ditched headgear. This is a definite improvement over her dress in Oz, but it doesn't seem to go all that well with her skin. B




Well, we don't get to see much of Vika's kit as she went out early in an epic collapse to Dulko. The stripes on the dress add a nice accent to the solid Aster Pink. Having the same color for the shoe laces seems overdone. All in all: nice without being boring. A-



I certainly hope we get to see more of Nails through Roland Garros. The Cool Mint color for her crew with a Marina Blue accent complements her skin well. I like the different colors for the layers of her skirt. A




Stella McCartney hasn't changed Caro's kit in 150000 years. F



NaturAna has been sporting the orange Adilibria dress for the clay season. Since the tank top in the same line comes in white and black, why can't Adidas pull off the same colors so that she can wear a different colored dress at RG than for the rest of the clay season? Still this one looks great on her. B+



Dani's Adidas tank comes from the same Adilibria line as NaturAna. The pattern they've added is subtle, and has to be seen up close. Keep it up Adidas, and you can keep up with your competitors from Oregon. A.



Allez Bitch has been wearing the same hot pink Adidas crew since Miami. While she's not exactly a fashion maven, it's really not too hard to change the color of one of her two pieces. Why not a white skirt with a pink top? Or a white crew with a pink skirt? B-



Lady Jaja appears to be donning a yellow version of the Anta dress she's been wearing all year. The skirt ruffles add a nice touch to an otherwise boring dress. B




The Marina Blue accented by Electric Green on ReeRee's dress could go well on a lot of different skins. Nike did a great job with the matching bandanna for her. A



Vee's black lace dress pushes the envelope, and prompted cat calls in the stadium. Sexy? Yes. Would any club player be caught dead wearing this on court? Probably not. Call me strait-laced, but I'd rather see this in the bedroom but not on the tennis court. D



In contrast, Sveta dressed like she was going to practice with dark shorts and a hot pink crew. This suits her earthy and tomboyish personality. Props to Fila for departing from the tried-and-true skirt/dress. A

Miami: Survivors

Vee survived a tight match against Dani (1-6 7-5 6-4), raising her head to head to 0-10. Starting out, Vee's form on her forehand and serve were out of whack as she couldn't keep her head still. After Vee found her form, the coaching sessions between Killer and Dani were the stuff of opera. Killer kept telling her that she was playing great and that she needed to stick to the game plan (hit to Vee's forehand and hit it hard down the middle to take away angles). In the last coaching changeover after Dani's serve was broken in the 3rd, she looked she was about to cry.



Greatest Shanker of All Time did just enough to squeak by journeyman Serra [7-6(2) 7-6(3)], struggling to find some consistency, committing 35 UFEs, wasting 3 breaks. Still, Fed pulled out some amazing shots on defense, including a sick running forehand starting from outside the doubles tramline to place the ball right in the deuce corner. Then in this video Fed "recovers" to the middle to fake Serra into volleying into his FH corner.





Fed, I know you want to entertain your amigos, but it's alright to live less dangerously.



Allez Bitch put in a routine dispatch of Casper (6-1 6-4), who looked wobbly in a lot of points. Casper, I'm sure all the coaches you've fired told you this, but your footwork can still improve. JuJu will face everyone's favorite golden retriever, Sunshine, and I expect to see an on-court clinic demonstrating these criticisms.




In other news, Gonzo found his rhythm to roll over Pico (6-7 [4] 6-4 6-2). Vika folded to Champagne Kimmie (6-4, 6-0). Mono took out Sveta (6-3 6-0) who was struggling with shoulder problems. Lady JaJa joined the twitterati but got the throwdown from Sam (6-1, 7-6 [9]).