From Forehands to Fashion..

Sometime in the recent past a sport-magazine claimed.. "Serena Williams seemed more non-plussed when she dropped her earring than when she dropped her serve at the US Open on Monday, no surprise since the diamond confections dangling from her lobes were worth $A53,000"

Future generations who happen to see Serana Williams, Maria Sharapova or Anna Kournikova might forget the fact "The first women to play in the tournament wore full length dresses".

You can't help yourself from getting surprised when you happen to see the player's outfit when Lawn tennis has marked its presence. During those period lady's used to make the presence to the parties and would be playing in the ground as they were dressed for their party. I was balled over to see their actual outfit in the Ageless Patterns


Who are the major people behind this dramatic switchover from full sleeved outfits to sleeveless apparels?

Maud Watson, the first woman to win two Wimbeldon titles in a row. She was gossiped to have shocked the viewers by her ankle-length white dress (Not sure what blowed them out of water!!)



In fact many tennis criticizers claim that the fashion-business started after the first world war, and they attribute this credit to French woman Suzanne Lenglen. She seems to have made a history by reducing the full sleeves to 3/4th. Even on hot days, she used to wear fur coat. (I shouldn't laugh on seeing this, bcz I used to wear blazer and tie for college functions even at 40c)



Suzzane's band became her trademark, and it seems ppl began betting on the color of band she used to wear the next match (Is this betting business still happening around???)

But gradually, ladies tennis apperals became totally practical - short skirts and sports shirts. The only light relief were the sponsors' logos.

Anne White made her name in the eighties by trying something different. For her first round match at Wimbledon, she wore an all-white, skin-tight body suit. At one set all, the match was postponed overnight and she was quietly told by the Wimbledon authorities not to wear it the next day. She lost that match but worldwide coverage followed and did wonders for her confidence.

More recently, William sisters, Sania Mirza, Anna Kournikova made photographers to flocking back for tennis fashion photos.



Wondering what could be the length of tennis apperal's in the next decade, if the current length reduction rate continues ???