Roland Garros 2013 - Fashion hits and misses

Tennis action at Roland Garros is now a thing of the past, so it's time for us to talk about fashion and style! Who wore the most attractive tennis clothing? And what about the top fashion disasters?

Best Dressed

Sloane Stephens - Under Armour

Fun dress, fun colors. It looked gorgeous on live TV. 

Novak Djokovic - UNIQLO

Everyone loves this baby blue cute shirt and the jacket that comes with it.

Photo: Roland Garros/FFT

The big trio: Roger, Vika and Rafa - Nike

Azarenka, Federer and Nadal's outfits have the same type of design and vibe: kind of a minimalistic-hard-rock style with some hints of bright colors. It suits them well.

Photos: Roland Garros/FFT

Fashion Disasters

Flop nº 1  - Svetlana Kuznetsova

Was Svetlana Kuznetsova wearing her jammies on court?

Photo: Roland Garros/FFT

Flop nº 2 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Bethanie made this list last year and here she is once again. 2013 outfit is not that bad... just a little too Pippi Longstocking...

Photo: Roland Garros/FFT

2012 French Open Fashion hits and misses

Monsters Inc' Sulley joins Nadal for Champions pics at Disneyland

Instead of the usual Eiffel Tower background, Rafael Nadal's champions pictures were shot at Disneyland in Paris. Sulley from the movie Monsters Inc joined Nadal, who seemed very happy holding his 8th French Open trophy.

Photos: FFT/CS via Roland Garros Facebook page

Protester invades court, scares Nadal

The French Open men’s final wasn't the intense match one would expect at least when it comes to actual play. Rafael Nadal's victory was straightforward but in the stands a lot was going on with several protesters trying to get attention.

Photo: AFP, via newspaper Marca

A shirtless man, protesting against France's new same-sex-gay-marriage law, was able to invade the court and scare Nadal. Security guards immediately surrounded the intruder and both players hoping to avoid a serious incident. The protester carried a flare, a white mask and came really close to Nadal.

About 10 minutes before this incident, two spectators, who tried to protest against the same law, were escorted out of the stands.

Play was halted three times during the third set because of incidents caused by spectators. In court Suzanne Lenglen, other people protesting against François Hollande caused some stir during the Men's Legend finals. 

French Open director said to the media that 10 people were arrested and praised the security team for "controlling the situation". After the match in an interview with NBC's John McEnroe, Nadal admitted he felt "a little bit scared in the first moment". 

Usain Bolt and Pau Gasol stand out at French Open

The fastest man on Earth Usain Bolt and Spain's basketball star Pau Gasol were two of the celebs attending the Roland Garros final on Sunday. Gasol was supporting his friend Rafa and Bolt was invited to hand out the trophy to the winner.

Here are some of the highlights of their visit to court Philippe Chatrier:

@rafaelnadal chats with @usainbolt and @paugasol after historic 8th win @rolandgarros #RG13 twitter.com/Nicarzani/stat…
— Nicola Arzani (@Nicarzani) 9 de junho de 2013

8 times winning the French Open..#remarkable rafaelnadal instagram.com/p/aWE3g7Icde/
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) 9 de junho de 2013

Great to have NBA star @paugasol on hand today for the men's final! #RG13 twitter.com/rolandgarros/s…
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) 9 de junho de 2013

Grande @rafaelnadal !!Simplemente el mejor. Great Rafa!! Simply the best. vine.co/v/bLxlhT31WDl
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) 9 de junho de 2013

Photos via Bolt's Instagram and Nadal's Facebook page

Nadal is first player to win the same Slam for eighth time

Rafael Nadal is the first player in tennis history to win for the eighth time the same Grand Slam title. Sunday, Nadal beat David Ferrer, who played at 31 years old his first Grand Slam final. The match was played for two hours and 17 minutes in three sets 63 62 63.

Nadal's eight titles are not consecutive, since Roger Federer won Roland Garros in 2009. The Spanish took the trophy home in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and from 2010 to 2013. 

The eight title was delivered to Nadal by the fastest man on Earth, Usain Bolt. The King of Clay has now 12 major titles, 57 career victories, including 42 on clay. 

Quite emotional, Nadal falls to the ground after his victory #RG13 twitter.com/rolandgarros/s…
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) 9 de junho de 2013

All smiles from @rafaelnadal with another RG trophy. How happy are you, Rafa? #RG13 twitter.com/rolandgarros/s…
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) 9 de junho de 2013

#UNST8PPABLE RT @rolandgarros: Nadal and another one here at #RG13 twitter.com/rolandgarros/s…
— Babolat (@babolat) 9 de junho de 2013

Rafa posing with the ballkids#RG13 twitter.com/rolandgarros_F…
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) 9 de junho de 2013

Photos via Roland Garros Facebook and Twitter/ Credit: FFT 

Serena Williams champions pics at Eiffel Tower

Wearing a crop top, one of the fashion trends of this summer, Serena Williams poses with the Suzanne Lenglen trophy in front of the most iconic Parisian landmark, the Eiffel Tower.

Photos: © FFT, via Roland Garros Facebook page

French Open: Nole's worst moment in the "battle" against Nadal

Former tennis player Carlos Moya tweeted that despite all of Novak Djokovic's career victories there will be one point he will never forget. Nole touched the net in a crucial point in the fifth set in the semifinal match against Rafael Nadal last Friday at Roland Garros. The point was awarded to Nadal because the rule says that the play must be over (second bounce) before a player can touch the net. The match was tied 40-40 in the eighth game of the fifth set and Nadal eventually won the set and the match. 

Mats Wilander, in his Eurosport show Game, Set & Mats, pointed out that touching the net is a rare event and in his entire tennis career he had never, ever touched the net during a point. 

Relive the unforgettable moment: 

A pesar de todo lo q ha ganado en su carrera, creo q djokovic nunca olvidara este punto youtube.com/watch?v=3GoEvv…
— Carlos Moya (@Charlymoya) 7 de junho de 2013

Nadal's reaction was quite funny and pretty memorable too:

Image via The Telegraph

Leo DiCaprio and other celebs at Roland Garros

Leonardo DiCaprio flew from Cannes (where he and his fellow actors and director premiered The Great Gatsby) to Paris and was spotted several times in the stands at Roland Garros. TV live transmission spotted "Shutter Island" actor during the match between Novak Djokovic and Tommy Haas in the quarter-finals. 

Journalists even asked Nole if he knew Leo because the north-american actor seemed to be following his matches. The Serbian revealed that he hasn't met DiCaprio but they have common friends.

Leonardo Dicaprio Alert on Philippe Chatrier..at least I think that's him? @leodicaprio @rolandgarros #disguise twitter.com/EllaLing23/sta…
— Ella Ling (@EllaLing23) 2 de junho de 2013

Leonardo Di Caprio à Roland Garros 👌🎾 #RG2013 twitter.com/MarianneLuez/s…
— Marianne (@MarianneLuez) 5 de junho de 2013

Foto del actor Leonardo DiCaprio en Roland Garros. twitpic.com/cvz9oj
—iCharL!e (@Sir_TanNeBanM) 8 de junho de 2013

Las estrellas de Roland Garros no sólo están en la pista.Este domingo, Natalia Vodianova y Antoine Arnault: amor twitter.com/fittipaldimag/…
— Marcela Fittipaldi (@fittipaldimag) 4 de junho de 2013

Bob Sinclair, Azarenka and Big Ali (Photo: Roland Garros Facebook/FFT)

Serena Williams wins her 2nd Roland Garros 11 years on

Serena Williams secured her 16th Grand Slam title Saturday and her second French Open after her first title 11 years ago. The youngest William's sister defeated Maria Sharapova 64 64.

Serena has now set a new goal for her career at 31-year-old: she will try to win 18 major titles and overcome Roger Federer's mark of 17 Grand Slam titles and become the leader in major titles from all active players. Serena is the 4th player on the Open Era list of Slam titles. Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova won 18 titles and Steffi Graf got 22.

Here are some of the best moments lived by Serena during the match and after winning her second major title in Paris, a city that she recently embraced as her own (bought a new apartment and his dating her French coach Patrick Mouratoglou):

11 years apart, but that same BIG smile from @serenawilliams ;) #RG13 #tennis twitter.com/WTA/status/343…
— WTA (@WTA) 8 de junho de 2013

Photos credit: ©FFT/CS/CD/PM/ST, via Roland Garros Facebook

Tennis players and celebs thrilled with semifinal Nadal vs Djokovic

Tennis legends, active WTA and ATP players and other famous people and athletes reacted on social media to what is now called the best tennis match in Roland Garros history: Nadal's win over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at the 2013 French Open. The match lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes with five sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 9-7.

Here's a sample of some Twitter "famous" reactions to another intense battle between the Spanish and the Serbian stars: 

Yeahhhhhhh , amazing effort from these guys! My bloodpressure is too high right now :-)
— Kim Clijsters (@Clijsterskim) 7 de junho de 2013

What an incredible match between @djokernole and @rafaelnadal ! Rafa never gives up on any ball. #VamosRafa #Admiration
— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) 7 de junho de 2013

AMazing
— Patrick McEnroe (@PatrickMcEnroe) 7 de junho de 2013

Match of the year so far?
— Janko Tipsarevic (@TipsarevicJanko) 7 de junho de 2013

Que Jogo!!! Que Espetáculo!!! Congrats Nadal and Djoko,,, simply AMAZING!!! #RolandGarros
— Gustavo Kuerten (@gugakuerten) 7 de junho de 2013

What an amazing ending to the match,unfortunately I was not able to watch the whole match because of travel. #GoodForTennis
— Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) 7 de junho de 2013

los huevos de rafa nadalmama
— mariano zabaleta (@zabala7) 7 de junho de 2013

Sin palabras...q increíble batalla y q grande es @rafanadal
— Carlos Moya (@Charlymoya) 7 de junho de 2013

Grandioso @rafaelnadal. Idoloooooo!!!
— Flavia Pennetta (@flavia_pennetta) 7 de junho de 2013

Guys have been playing for over 4 hours and a time violation. Gross...
— Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) 7 de junho de 2013

One of best matches I've ever witnessed..well done rafa! #champ
— Ross Hutchins (@RoscoHutchins) 7 de junho de 2013

Tremendo @rafaelnadal!! Que capacidad!!! Otra final en @rolandgarros Felicidades crack!!
— Feliciano López (@feliciano_lopez) 7 de junho de 2013

Amazing game @rafaelnadal #DJokovic... This is the real final... #emotions #rolandgarros #tennis
— Laura Barriales (@Lbarriales) 7 de junho de 2013

Murray being ironic:

Any good tennis matches today?
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) 7 de junho de 2013

Agnieszka Radwanska "hot dog" at Roland Garros

Amazing shot by Aga Radwanska yesterday during her victory over Ana Ivanovic. The Polish will play her first quarter finals match at Roland Garros tomorrow against Sara Errani.

Crowd at Roland Garros sings Happy Birthday to Rafa Nadal

Crowd at Court Philippe Chatrier sang Happy Birthday to Rafael Nadal just moments ago, after his win against Kei Nishikori 64 61 63.

Photos via Roland Garros FB/©FFT/CS/CD/PM/ST

The Spanish player turns 27 today and seemed surprised and happy with the crowd's nice gesture. Roland Garros staff came in court with a huge birthday cake featuring tennis motifs but Nadal didn't stay in court to eat it, although British Eurosport commentators kept saying he never missed a chance of trying his RG cake.

Maybe the match wasn't that tough and he just wasn't feeling the need for extra sugar, maybe he will eat a piece of the gorgeous cake away from cameras and everyone's eyes :)

Image: Caption from Eurosport.

Andy Murray comments RG13 on social media; Makes the cover of GQ

Andy Murray is not competing at Roland Garros due to an injury but he isn't, by no means, disconnected from what is going on in Paris. The British has been commentating some matches and other tennis-related facts on his Facebook page and Twitter.

This week, despite his withdrawal, Murray has been on the spotlight in Britain, not only for his social-networking-comments but also for his bold shoot for GQ magazine's July issue.

Why is the end of the isner haas match not on tv right now? 5 4 in the third and haas has had 12 match points...

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) 1 de junho de 2013

Here are some behind the scenes on Andy Murray’s GQ cover shoot. This boy is on fire, watch out!

Images via GQ Magazine

Venus Williams French Open 2013 dress

Outfit by Eleven

Image via Venus Williams Facebook

Djokovic's outfit for Roland Garros 2013

Outfits by Uniqlo

Roland Garros 2013 outfits by Nike

Roger Federer

Serena Williams

Rafael Nadal

Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova

Li Na 

Juan Martin Del Potro

Images by Nike Tennis

More information about the gears at Nike's website