Roland Garros 2013 fashion: Fila chooses pink and navy for Jankovic, Goerges and Petrova

Just like Adidas for Ana Ivanovic, Fila opted for navy for the upcoming French Open, one of Fila's signature colors which perfectly suits the red clay. The contrast is provided by pink and white. The Summer 2013 Baseline collection features various types of shirts, two versions of the Summer Baseline dress, skorts in white, pink and navy, a hooded jacket and matching pants, wristbands and a pink visor.

Jelena Jankovic, the most recognizable face of Fila, will wear the dress with thick straps, racer back and laser cut mesh overlay on upper back and skirt. Other high-profile Fila representatives Julia Goerges and Nadia Petrova are expected to sport the separates – the skort and tank – Goerges in pink and Petrova in navy. (source: Tennis Identity)

Djordje and Bróna win autographs of Julia Goerges and Maria Kirilenko

It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the third and last contest celebrating Women's Tennis Blog's sixth birthdayDjordje and Bróna are the lucky winners of signed photos of WTA stars Julia Goerges and Maria Kirilenko. Congratulations! I will contact you shortly to ask for your mailing address and to see who would like to receive which photo :)

I would like to thank all of you who participated and if you didn't win anything this time, don't worry, just stay with us and there will be many more contests on Women's Tennis Blog.

Now I'd like to round up the celebration by once again thanking Denise Cronwall for providing the $85 gift certificate for her designer tennis clothes, Emily Austin for giving a wonderful crystal necklace, John Bolan for sending me these two autographs and I would especially like to thank all of you who keep reading and supporting Women's Tennis Blog. I hope you enjoyed how I marked the sixth year of Women's Tennis Blog's existence. ;)

Win autographs of Maria Kirilenko and Julia Goerges

The lavish celebration of Women's Tennis Blog's sixth birthday is approaching its end. Having awarded the $85 gift certificate for the extraordinary tennis clothes of Denise Cronwall and the beautiful hand-made crystal necklace by Emily Austin, here's the last contest of our online festivities: you can win an autograph of Julia Goerges or Maria Kirilenko (courtesy of our generous reader John Bolan). I decided to make two winners and not to reward both the autographs to one person. Therefore, your chances for the prize are greater now ;)

HOW TO WIN A MARIA KIRILENKO OR JULIA GOERGES AUTOGRAPH?

Just like in the previous contest, your only task is to spread the word about this giveaway. Simply mention this contest along with sharing a link to this page on any social networking website (some tennis Facebook group (or even our Women's Tennis Fans group), Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) and in the comments below this article give me the link to your mention as a proof of your engagement. Of course, it's preferable for your share to be creative and to mention Women's Tennis Blog's 6th birthday celebration, even though the winners will be chosen randomly.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the comments or via the contact form. The contest closes on Wednesday, 10 p.m. CET.

Good luck!

Women's Tennis Blog celebrates 6th birthday, prizes for readers!

Dear readers,

I am excited to announce that six years ago on this day I launched Women's Tennis Blog and it has grown into one of the best online places covering professional and private lives of the WTA stars, most importantly, it has evolved into a friendly platform gathering numerous fans of women's tennis. I would like to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of you who came across Women's Tennis Blog and decided to make it a go-to place for WTA stories, many of you have been with me for half a decade and I really appreciate your support.

Blogging has brought me many extraordinary experiences, successes and contacts, but this time I would like to draw attention to the lovely fact that the community here has always been overall understanding and supportive, both among its members and towards me, verbal conflicts have been minimal here and that is something quite rare online and I consider the fact that Women's Tennis Blog radiates friendliness and warmth one of my biggest achievements.

Therefore, as every year, I would like to thank you guys for being with me throughout the years and over 3,000 posts I've written by offering valuable prizes courtesy of generous Denise Cronwall, Emily Austin and John Bolan. Starting from today, you will have an opportunity to win:

  • A $85 gift certificate for shopping the lovely tennis clothes designed by Denise Cronwall
  • A unique and hand-made tennis necklace by Emily Austin
  • Autographs of Maria Kirilenko and Julia Goerges provided by our faithful reader and contributor John Bolan

Nice prizes, aren't they? :) Stay tuned! ;) The first contest, the one for Denise Cronwall designed garments, is about to be launched! (photo by Marija Veljkovic)

The WTA fashion side of Australian Open 2013

It's time for our traditional Grand Slam fashion overview! Unlike in previous years, we will start by looking at the less known brands that made an impact at the 2013 Australian Open and we'll leave the giants such as Nike and Adidas for the end of the article.

German Mona Barthel followed her Hobart run to the finals with a first-round 7-5 2-6 6-4 defeat to Ksenia Pervak at the Australian Open, but she left in style, wearing a gracious dress from Denise Cronwall's 2013 collection. Cronwall's designs are always feminine and romantic and even though this dress doesn't have the designer's signature lace and flower patterns, the wavy seam brings about the recognizable elegant feel.

Another young star Camila Giorgi also had a brief appearance at Melbourne Park, but as always she engraved her fashion mark with a colorful and cheerful outfit that perfectly complements her age and beauty.

Venus Williams is slowly spreading her line and is not the only one wearing her clothes on the tennis courts any more. World No.166, former No.25, Jarmila Gajdosova switched from Lacoste to EleVen and proudly sported the peach and white Oh&Oh tank and a matching skirt. Venus herself is working a dress with watercolor print and thin black contrast binding at the bust, waistline, and shoulders.

Compare Australian Open fashion from previous years:

Two more fashion switches at this Australian Open are Julia Goerges, who came to Fila from Nike, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, who replaced Fila with Qiaodan. Goerges' Fila debut is all blue: the German was wearing separates from spring 2013 Center Court Collection. Notice that her manicure is perfectly blending with the outfit. Kuznetsova was also all blue, but a different shade of blue, wearing the dress of the Chinese manufacturer. Read more »


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