Wimbledon is the tennis season's "only Grand Slam event where predominantly white threads win out," according to Jonathan Scott of TENNIS magazine, who assessed "the best- and worst-dressed on court" at the tournament. Tommy Robredo has been the best-dressed male player, as his Sergio Tacchini attire is "classic, with great green trim to put some subtle pop in it." Whereas others "opted for blasé, even boring all-white, Robredo put some fun into his look." Tomas Berdych "scores points just for sporting H&M's short shorts that amplify his powerful legs and hark back to the 1970s." Venus Williams "looks glamorous in see-through shoulder panels that make her EleVen by Venus dress intriguing." Petra Kvitova's Nike polo look "befits her," and Roger Federer "never fails to reveal the best-fitting polo on any man competing in the Slam at hand." Scott: "Kudos, Nike." Meanwhile, Scott listed Maria Kirilenko among the fashion "losers" at Wimbledon. Dressing Kirilenko "should be a fail-safe gig," but it "became a fashion disaster." Scott: "How adidas blew it is beyond me, but it almost looks like she was initially to don a Mariah Carey-esque midriff revealing top with the skirt, and then opted out of that, adding a white tank under it." Serena Williams' outfit was marred by a "forsaken hemline," and Nike should "really reevaluate that cut; in more ways than one, it's not proving a winner." Rafael Nadal's Nike gear is "a flat-out yawner." Scott: "You'll find me over in the corner, missing his days of plaid-pattern shorts" (TENNIS.com, 6/30).
SPLASH OF COLOR: NBC's Kathie Lee Gifford said players at Wimbledon have "been stretching the boundaries" of the tournament's rules with their fashion choices. A new rule allows only a centimeter of color in a player's outfit, which is "tough for Americans because we don't know metric system" ("Today," NBC, 6/30).
