Tennis Fashion Fix

Lacoste just announced the new summer hard court swing kit for one of their top tennis brand ambassadors, Daniil Medvedev .  How does it compare to the kit the company designed for the 23-time Grand Slam Champion, Novak Djokovic ? See here !  Which set is your favourite, between the two? 

Adidas has been popular among tennis players due to its reputation for producing high-quality sportswear and footwear.  The brand's focus on innovation, performance, and style has made it a preferred choice for athletes. Adidas started gaining prominence in tennis in the late 1960s and 1970s, with endorsements from notable players like Stan Smith and Ilie Năstase. The brand's tennis shoes, in particular, became iconic and have continued to be a staple in the sport's fashion and performance scenes. Here are some of our favourite adidas tennis designs from years past. How do they compare to the current ranges of apparel?  Photos from Tennis Warehouse . 

As the Canadian Davis Cup Team battles Serbia in Belgrade in the World Group Semi Final , we look back at the Americas Group I ties Canada played on it's way to the current state of affairs. In March of 2009, Canadian team of Frank Dancvic , Frederic Niemeyer and Daniel Nestor ( Milos Raonic as the alternate) faced Ecuador (including the Lapentti brothers, Nicolas and Giovanni ) at the indoor facility at the Rexall Centre in Toronto in the Americas Zone I play-off tie. Canada lead 2-1 heading into the Sunday matches and should never have lost, but somehow did, in the fourth and deciding rubber which saw Dancevic waste two match points and eventually lose to the veteran Nicolas Lappentti. Niemeyer had a chance to give his team the win in the 5th and final rubber but ended up losing to the younger Lappenti brother, Giovanni, in a hard-fought 4- set battle.  Sunday results Nicolas LAPENTTI (#1 ECU) def. Frank DANCEVIC (#1 CAN) 36 75 46 76 (6) 61 Giovanni LAPENTTI (#2 E...

Here are a few pics (all by MegiMK) of other notable players we got to watch at the US Open. Tommy Robredo Christina McHale

The highlight of our Labour Day trip to the NYC came on Monday night, after hours of rain delays, in the form on the Round of 16 match between Richard Gasquet and Milos Raonic on Court 17. Raonic led two sets to one, was up a break in the fourth set and later had a match point in the tiebreak, but the match ended up going the distance before Gasquet won 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (9), 7-5. Photos by MegiMK.

Richard Gasquet advanced to the Round of 16 at the US Open after his opponent Dmitry Tursunov retired. The Frenchman was leading 6-3 2-6 6-4 4-2 when his opponent withdrew. Photos by MegiMK.

Milos Raonic d. Feliciano Lopez 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in R3. Photos by MegiMK.

We got to see a fair share of doubles while at the US Open. Here are a few shots from the more memorable matches. All photos by MegiMK. Julien Benneteau/Nenad Zimonjic

Nova Djokovic (in UNIQLO) vs Joao Sousa , 6-0 6-2 6-2. Sadly, this was the only match we got to see while in NYC and my camera battery died soon after the warm up, so not too much variety here. I guess that was a message from the Tennis Gods to put the camera down, sit back and enjoy the beauty of Novak's game since the result was never in doubt. See also, a visit to UNIQLO 5th Avenue: The Novak Djokovic Collection . All photos by MegiMK. More after the jump.

Photos from the Ana Ivanovic vs Christina McHale (both sponsored by adidas ) 3rd Round US Open match. Ivanovic won 4-6 7-5 6-4 and moved on to the next round to face Vikroria Azarenka. That match was scheduled on Monday, our last day at the Open, but due to the lenghty rain delay ended up being played the following day. As a result, these are the only photos of Ana we have.

Welcome to the US Open Arthur Ashe Stadium, view from Armstrong The Unisphere of Flushing Meadows Park

Our first session on Arthur Ashe Stadium turned out to be quite an experience as we got to experience a 5-set match under the lights ( Lleyton Hewitt upset Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1). Just prior to that we accidentally found ourselves in the stands of Court 7 where Evgeny Donskoy was on his way to defeating Peter Gojowczyk , also in 5 sets (6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1). Donskoy has the type of game we enjoy a lot but more on it in a separate blog entry later this month. Photos by MegiMK. More after the jump. Juan Martin del Potro Peter Gajowczyk Evgeny Donskoy

Kristina Mladenovic of France (in adidas ) and Daniel Nestor of Canada (in Lacoste) during their 2013 US Open mixed doubles match vs Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Scott Lipsky of the USA on August 30, 2013. Mladenovic/Nestor won the match 6-3, 6-3. All photos by MegiMK. More after the jump.

"Watch Pete Sampras play tennis live." has been very near the top of my bucket list for a very  long time. Unfortunately, he had retired by the time I was in a position to attend tennis tournaments. That dream finally came true last Friday when I was fortunate enough to watch the exhibition match between Pistol Pete and James Blake (officiated in part by Marion Bartoli , the 2013 Wimbledon Champion), part of the ATP Legends Tour , following the quarter final match of the Rogers Cup between Serena Williams and Magdalena Rybarikova . The experience was made possible thanks to the Rogers Cup and the #RogersCup10k twitter contest as well as Three Works Snacks & Chips (we have previously written about them, here and here ) who hosted all the winners in their suite, complete with amazing food, drinks and excellent company of fellow tennis fans. Also, we did not leave the suite empty handed as each guest was given a bag full of Three Works goodies including Suga...

Here are a few shorts of Monday's action at the 2013 Rogers Cup tennis tournament (matches and practices) in Toronto. All photos by MegiMK. Serena Williams

Sunday was the last day of the Qualifying Rounds here at the Rogers Cup in Toronto and many of the players already in the Main Draw took to to the courts for practices. I was able to catch Italy's Franchesca Schiavone , Canada's Eugenie (Genie) Bouchard and Poland's Radwanska Sisters (Agnieszka and Urszula) in action. Here are a few shots of today's action. All photos by MegiMK. More after the jump. Agnieszka Radwanska

Tennys Sondgren (USA) defeated Peter Polansky (CAN )6-4, 6-3. Photos by MegiMK. More after the jump.

Peter Polansky (CAN) defeated Milan Pokrajac (CAN) 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. Photos by MegiMK.More after the jump.

Ace, the Tennis Canada mascot, helping to dry the court during one of 4 rain delays during the Saturday night Semi Final between Novak Djokovic and Janko Tipsarevic. Photo by MegiMK.

 Photos by MegiMK. More after the jump.