More Ova unders: 
We just met a seductress named Maria. The defending champ was anything but demur in a seamless red dress with 600 (count 'em 600!) crystals. The shmata was tres, tres chic -- and got more pub than Maria's drubbing of Roberta Vinci last night at the Open. Maria, we salute you! (Though we did cringe at the silky black cover-up you wore while exiting the court: this isn't ice skating, girl!)
Nipping at Maria's heels on the fashion front is Nicole Vaidisova, another statuesque blonde with machine-gun groundstrokes and deadly looks to match. She went with a happy Easter-egg blue dress and matching visor. I think the message is: "I'm young, I'm cute, don't worry about me, Maria." And then she steals the spotlight -- and maybe the title.
As for the men, Andy Roddick did his Johnny Cash/Man in Black thing last night. Very boring, kinda like Andy's game. But Justin Gimelstob, the 30-year-old journeyman who is retiring to a career of commentating, made more wardrobe changes than Madonna. Wearing a
rainbow of different shirts in his otherwise uneventful defeat to Roddick, at least Gimelstob went out in style.
Take a note, Andy.
Finally, here's one way for no-name players to get noticed. Wear a shimmery gold dress and an ill-fitting bra. Works for me. (For the record, that's Bethanie something or other.)
Yep, Bethanie Mattek's claim to fame is wardrobe. You might be surprised to know that she's tamed her ways. A few U.S. Opens ago, she faced Venus Williams in an argyle cowboy hat (and rightfully so, the USTA fined her for it).
Posted by: Erwin | August 29, 2007 at 03:30 PM