I’m not really very much interested in fashion,  most especially high fashion, but I can definitely appreciate eye-pleasing outfits whether it be on the runway or in the world of sports or in my day-to-day existence. Tennis is arguably one of the most, if not the most, glamorous sports out there. Women’s sporting outfits have evolved into something of a fashion statement and every tournament, eyes are focused on who’s wearing what and who’s wearing what’s hot and what’s not.  It’s not just their dresses (which other sport can use “dress” to describe what its athletes wear?) but also the shoes, the bags, the accessories. Besides the racquet bags, women players sometimes even bring purses or TULA bags. Heck, even the guys do bring man purses sometimes.

There are several blogs that focus on tennis fashion, most notably Tennis Served Fresh. I like browsing their features, especially during the Slams. Of course, the main people to watch when it comes to making fashion statements are Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova. I haven’t seen Masha with a tula bag, but her customized Prince racquet bags have their own flair. I think it is actually these two players, Sharapova first, who started the trend of wearing different outfits for day and night matches at the U.S. Open. Night matches usually call for black tones and day matches are usually complemented by lighter, more playful colors. The U.S. Open, after all, is the flashiest of all the Grand Slam events. I really wish I could go there someday, maybe with a Tula bag around my shoulders as I stomp the U.S. Open grounds.

The best thing about being a tennis player, and I suppose this is true for all top players, is that they get all those stuff for free. Imagine that! I don’t care how many similar pairs of shoes and sets of outfits they get, and that’s not mentioning racquet sponsors, the most envious part of that is that they get them for free! And those are not lightly prized items, mind.

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