Maria is an icon in the tennis world and continues to bring crowds wherever she goes. I'm just glad she's continued to improve this year and get back in the game. It's been great for the tennis world. Much better than the whole Ashley Harkleroad Playboy incident.

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First, great use of the word shperetastic... If Wimbledon actually used old tennis balls to make contact lenses they would be asking for a lawsuit. I can see it now, "Man blind from 'the fuzz' Mike."

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Studies show attractive students get more attention and higher evaluations from their teachers, good-looking patients get more personalized care from their doctors, and handsome criminals receive lighter sentences than less attractive convicts. But how much do looks matter at work? The ugly truth, according to economics professors Daniel Hamermesh of the University of Texas and Jeff Biddle of Michigan State University, is that plain people earn 5 to 10 percent less than people of average looks, who in turn earn 3 to 8 percent less than those deemed good-looking. Yes, it happens everywhere. It's a fact of life.

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Good job McEnroe. Glad you are using your fame to promote this problem with animals not being spayed or neutered. The tennis world will always appreciate you.

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The shoes would be cooler if you could actually play the piano keys on these tennis shoes. Then you could bust out with "Moonlight Sonata" & "You are my sunshine" while riding the subway and people would throw you quarters...... or not. At least Kashi doesn't take themselves to seriously on a consistent basis so you expect this from them.

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I can't believe I just wasted 1 minute of my life to look at all of those pictures. Sometimes these designers have to be smoking crack to even put stuff like that on the runway. How do they make a living when their fashion line is nothing but a joke. This is neither tennis clothing or tennis inspired clothing. This is a tennis joke. LOL.

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The LaCoste tennis video was probably the most expensive tennis video to produce for 2008. Even though it's not realistic at all for tennis, it was well done and I think the concept of a magnetic racket has some traction. The $1400 Chanel tennis racket was probably the biggest joke out of all the items listed.

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I'm sure Serena Williams would play with these tennis shoes in a tournament if she felt confident the heel would not break off when running. I think manufacturers make some of their shoes to be worn and some just to make news. When a name as big as Chuck Taylor comes out with something like this he gets a large amount of free PR.

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They should make tennis balls that are black. Then they will look new for longer and you can blame your horrible game on having problems seeing the ball with good reason. Of course, I would prefer tennis balls that looked like flames.... but that's just me.

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Ana Ivanovic is starting to become one of my favorite styles of fashion on the tennis courts. Simple but elegant. Not trying to go overboard but keeping it nice and simple.

"On the court, you have to be a killer. But it's important [not to] lose your appearance." - Quote by Ana Ivanovic

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If Joan Rivers were to critique this outfit she would have torn it up. Joan Rivers is hilarious! She gets away with saying anything and everything that she wants and no one says anything or if they do she can tear them up in a moment. I respect that Sharapova tried something new. I just hope she doesn't do it again.

“I’m just like every other girl who likes to shop for tennis clothing, likes to look good, likes to spend time with friends” - Maria Sharapova quote

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I've got to say that the Williams sisters have done a good job of bringing the tennis world into the fashion world. By doing this they have increased the sponsorship pool for players and increased everyone's bottom line that is in the top 25 on the tour. Do I think they've gone a little far with it.....yes, but I can deal with it.

"I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something."
-- Serena Williams, who never has to buy any of her tennis equipment. I just wish that was me.

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Ummmm, wow. I think I will share a quick statistic:Online dating sites such as eHarmony.com and Perfectmatch.com have seen business increase dramatically during the downturn. At eHarmony, registrations from September 2008 to January 2009 have increased 20 percent from the same period a year ago.

The sites attribute part of the increased interest to the fact that people are staying home to save money and spending more time on their computers. Finding someone online is simply more cost-effective than paying for overpriced drinks at a bar.

I can understand wanting to marry someone after you've played hours of Wii tennis and gotten all worked up. Hale involves no physical activity.

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Serena scares me in that black biker outfit with boots. Who the heck wears boots in a tennis match. Makes you wonder if some these players are taking steroids or something.

"I don't want to be like some of those celebrities walking around, just so full of themselves. I always want to be down-to-earth, want to be a person like when you meet them, they're the same person that you think of them in the article or something."
-- Serena Williams, who never has to buy any of her tennis equipment. I just wish that was me.

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Of all the commercials the Federer was hands down the funniest. This commercial was good for Federer's image, it brought him down from god like status to someone with a personality.

"I would honestly rather lose to the same guy twice than lose to two different guys. I think if I lost to two different players I would think I wasn't playing well, but with one guy I can think 'OK, this guy is on a roll'. It's just easier to digest."
-- Roger Federer on his losses to Guillermo Canas this year at Indian Wells and Miami.

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Novak has so many endearing qualities. He doesn't take himself to seriously but when he gets on the court he is a serious weapon. This fun aspect will probably prevent him from ever attaining #1 BUT he's going to have more fun than anyone else on tour, especially the violent and scarred Mikhail Youzhny. Sorry, I still can't believe Youzhny hit himself so hard on national TV.

It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in the game of tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball consistently well within the boundaries of the court. That analysis is just as specious as thinking that the difficulty in portraying King Lear on stage is learning all the lines.

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Of course Rafa's fashion style is starting to convert to mainstream this year. I guess the #1 player is expected to look nicer for the sponsors than he used too. Of course, nobody really liked him picking his wedgies constantly.
It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball consistently well within the boundaries of the court. That analysis is just as specious as thinking that the difficulty in portraying King Lear on stage is learning all the lines.

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By getting your commercial banned I think you get more people to actually view your video on YouTube than would have ever seen it before. The difference also is people want to see the video instead of being "interrupted to view it." It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball consistently well within the boundaries of the court. That analysis is just as specious as thinking that the difficulty in portraying King Lear on stage is learning all the lines.

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A flower on a tennis racket is about the lamest thing I have ever seen on a tennis racket. No respectable tennis player would be caught dead with one of those rackets. They are "attempting" to sell these pieces of crap on eBay for $1,399. No one of sound mind will buy a racket like this.

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