Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Roger Federer behind the scenes for Nike's Free Trainers ad

Nike just launched the Free Trainer 5.0 and a commercial that features Roger Federer chasing a fly (a CGI fly anyway...) and wearing the new trainers.

Entitled "Nike Free Fly Swatter", the ad trys to present the flexibility and agility of this new product. Check out some behind the scenes with RF and full commercial:

Behind the Scenes








FULL COMMERCIAL WITH FEDERER


Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Del Potro's dream of meeting Pope Francis comes true

At last, Juan Martin Del Potro met His Holiness Pope Francis, the first Pope from South America and a fellow Argentine, after attending Mass at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Image © ATP World Tour

"It was an incredible experience with Pope Francis, something that I'll never forget,” said del Potro according to an ATP Tour press-release. “It was a dream come true for a guy like me. It was an unforgettable moment. I was very nervous before meeting him, to be able to congratulate him and talk with him. He was nice. Everybody knows he is very humble. Today was a day that I'll remember for ever." Del Potro was thrilled with the Pope's nomination back in March and was planning to meet His Holiness in Rome during the Masters. 

And to his surprise, Del Potro was recognised today by the Pope in the crowd after the Mass. "He told me that he knew I was playing at the tournament in Rome, he blessed me and wished me the best. I congratulated him and thanked him for the opportunity to talk to him." The World Nº7 gave the Pope a racquet used during his 2009 US Open final victory over Roger Federer.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Sharapova and Dimitrov caught kissing in Madrid!

Maria Sharapova was caught in Madrid with new boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov. The 21 year old Bulgarian tennis player, who eliminated Novak Djokovic in the first round at Mutua Madrid, is Masha's new beau after she ended her engagement with Sasha Vujacic in late 2012.


The world nº 2 confirmed the relationship on Friday. After defeating Kaia Kanepi, Sharapova wrote on the TV camera where players sign their autographs "How did you catch us?", referring to the photos of her and Dimitrov released on Wednesday on several media.



To see Masha and Grigor stroll in Madrid visit Go to Tennis.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Micaela Bryan meets another uncle...

Micaela Bryan is in Madrid and her sense of humour is better than ever. Here she is with "tio" Rafael Nadal:


Check out a couple of Micaela's past meetings in the ATP Tour with uncle Novak and auntie Brooklyn.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Irina Shayk, Sergio Ramos and Falcão enjoy clay tennis in Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Russian model Irina Shayk have been spotted this afternoon watching the quarterfinal match between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Sergio Ramos was sitting right next to his fellow Real Madrid star CR7 but his wife Pilar Rubio was nowhere to be seen.

Atletico de Madrid forward Radamel Falcão, who will face Ronaldo and Ramos on the Copa del Rey next week, was also attending the match between the two Spanish tennis stars.

Football players are regularly seen at la Caja Magica, as we noticed last year.



Images via Twitter

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Maria Sharapova becomes brand ambassador of Porsche

And wins the title once again in Stuggart...:) Maria Sharapova beat China’s Na Li 6-4, 6-3 in the sold-out Porsche Arena and has therefore successfully defended the title she won last year.



For the world No. 2 and new Porsche brand ambassador, it was her second tournament win of the year having previously taken the title in Indian Wells, says Porsche tournament in a press-release.

Matthias Müller, CEO of the Porsche AG, handed over the key of the new Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet. This time Maria is taking home a blue model, while last year she got a white Porsche.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Players party in Miami ahead of Sony Open Tennis tournament

These photos just came in...live from Miami. Images are from Sony Open Tennis Official Twitter (sorry for the quality).

Agnieszska Radwanska

Dominika Cibulkova

Caroline Wozniacki and boyfriend Rory Mcilroy

Daniela Hantuchova

Janko Tipsarevic and wife

Jelena Jankovic
Nicolas Almagro

David Ferrer and girlfriend

Nole wearing an "into Miami mood" jacket

Lucie Safarova

Maria Sharapova

Novak Djokovic and girlfriend Jelena (photo from Nole's Twitter account)

Andreas Seppi

Sloane Stephens

Victoria Azarenka

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Del Potro hopes to meet new Pope in Rome

Pope Francis (on the left), image by Vatican/ Del Potro (right side), image by Roland Garros

Juan Martin Del Portro hopes to meet his fellow Argentine and new Pope Francis in Rome during the Masters 1000 that will take place in May.

According to Argentine newspaper Clarín, Del Potro was overwhelmed with emotion when he heard that Buenos Aires's Bishop Jorge Bergoglio was chosen to suceed Pope Benedict XVI. "We are all proud of him, I wish him the best and I believe he will do a perfect job", said the tennis player about Pope Francis. I really hope to meet the Pope in May when I play the Masters in Rome, added Del Potro.

The number 7 player in the world confesses he is a devout Catholic and believes this nomination is very important for Argentina and the Argentine people.


Monday, March 4, 2013

Novak Djokovic's belly dancing - Not as good as his gangnam style

Someone should ask Novak Djokovic to be a guest at the Dancing with the Stars TV show. He's got the moves like Jagger. :) This happened at the players party in Dubai. Take a look!


Nole is already in Los Angeles preparing for the upcoming Indian Wells Masters 1000. Yesterday, he had the time of his life meeting some of the LA Lakers stars such as Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant.



The world No. 1 was at the Staples Center watching a LA Lakers-Atlanta Hawks game, which was won by the home team.