Thứ Ba, 8 tháng 12, 2015

YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING GUIDE

Looking for a Christmas gift or a treat for yourself? Tennis apparel companies worked hard all year round to create stunning outfits and now our fashion contributor Marija Zivlak of Women's Tennis Blog will help you make the best selections.

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My all-time favorite line is adidas adizero and looking back at the year behind us, the spring/summer clothes beat all the rest. The statement item from the collection is this purple three-piece dress, most famously worn by Ana Ivanovic, which features flash orange coordinating sports bra and compression shorts, neatly visible through sheer mesh insert on back. If you like to absolutely match everything, there is this orange tieband equipped with moisture-wicking technology and these graphic-print wristbands that offer maximum absorbency.
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In the summer, adidas additionally blew us away with the neon pink and light flash green version of the wonderful style of clothes. As you can see, there are also separates, whose most prominent endorser is Simona Halep, and again a cute set of wristbands that flawlessly complete the look.
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When it comes to Stella McCartney's work for adidas, the designer created a whole range of breathtaking clothes that most notably ensured utmost stylishness of world number three Garbiñe Muguruza during her spectacular 2015 rise. From the early season's divine match of athletic adidas Spring Stella McCartney Barricade Tank and ultra feminine pleated peach floral skirt to the late season's grey colorblock tank and its coordinating skirt, the 2015 was a big fashion success for Stella's players.
If you're looking for tennis whites with a special twist, the above shown Wimbledon separates are a great option, with nice touches of amber yellow accompanying functional half-zip in the adidas Fall Stella McCartney Tank and the innovative skirt with circular laser cuts. For footwear I'm picking these adidas Stella Barricade 8 shoes, while to break up the whites, I'm suggesting the yellow long-sleeve top with textured mesh at underarms.
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The EleVen Ndebele Print Ready To Play Tank has it all: a lively colorful zig-zag print and super stylish back featuring triangular cutout and a nice fold that make the top stand out. There is a wide variety of bottoms you can pair it with and I'm picking this EleVen Ndebele Flutter Skirt.
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For those days when you feel like being elegant in black, there's the sophisticated Denise Cronwall Jewel Cap-Sleeve Top with mesh raglan sleeves and print trim, matched with this ruffle skirt and long-sleeve shirt for warm-ups.
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Fila's Fall Platinum Dress endorsed by Jelena Jankovic proved to be one of the best fitting dresses of the season in all its simplicity and this printed zip top is a perfect match for the solid dress. The collection's visor and wristbands with Fila's F-Box logo take this look up a notch.
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If you like to look like a Grand Slam champion, go for Maria Sharapova's US Open dress or Serena Williams' US Open dress, while if you're on a more low-key side for everyday practice, this light blue kit from Nike's latest collection is just right for you. Even though the clothes are from the winter collection, all the items provide lightweight feel: from the copa blue tank with adjustable white spaghetti straps and the skirt with perforated sections, to the featherlight visor and Nike Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour shoes that deliver quick and responsive ride in a light package.

SERENA WILLIAMS: WTA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

From winning three of the four Grand Slams to holding No.1 from start to finish, it should come as no surprise that Serena Williams has been voted WTA Player Of The Year for 2015.
From winning three of the four Grand Slams to holding No.1 from start to finish and an historic lead at that top ranking for six weeks in the summer, it comes as no surprise that Serena Williams has been voted WTA Player Of The Year, her fourth straight and seventh overall time receiving the honor.
Williams won her 19th, 20th and 21st majors at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, and coupled with her US Open title from last year she completed a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam, her second self-stylized Serena Slam. Her first ran from the 2002 French Open to the 2003 Australian Open.
Her dominance of the tour was so great that she made WTA Rankings history in the summer, too. For six weeks she actually had over twice as many ranking points as the World No.2, something that had never happened before - Maria Sharapova was that No.2 for three weeks, Simona Halep the other three weeks.
But the Grand Slams and historic ranking points lead are just the tip of the iceberg on the World No.1's season. Her overall record was a sensational 53-3 - she won two more big WTA titles at Miami (a Premier Mandatory) and Cincinnati (a Premier 5), the only losses coming in the Madrid semifinals (Petra Kvitova), the Toronto semifinals (Belinda Bencic) and the US Open semifinals (Roberta Vinci).
Williams also pocketed $10,582,642 in 2015, second only to her own $12,385,572 from 2013.
"One of the factors for my results is just me being free and really enjoying the game, just really enjoying every time I'm out there," Williams said after winning Wimbledon. "Not that I didn't enjoy it before, but these last eight Grand Slams have come after I got really sick, and I have a different outlook on life now. Even though I'm super intense on the court all the time, I have more fun now."
And when asked during the summer about her personal highlights, Williams didn't just point to her on-court wins - she also pointed to her emotional return to a massive tournament she once dominated.
"I think Indian Wells was pretty amazing," she said, referring to her comeback to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in 14 years and reaching the semifinals before withdrawing due to a knee injury.
"And I think Serena Slam 2.0 - winning Wimbledon - was pretty awesome, too. I didn't expect it."
Williams has now won WTA Player Of The Year seven times in her career - 2002, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. She's now tied with Martina Navratilova (seven) and trails only Steffi Graf (eight).
Though she had to wrap her season up after the US Open, Williams heads into the 2016 season as a clear favorite to keep piling on the majors - she's just one away from tying Graf's Open Era record.
This award was voted for by media and fans. Williams won the media vote with 79% (Garbiñe Muguruza was next with 12%); Agnieszka Radwanska won the fan vote with 52% (Williams was next with 37%).