with all my talk of davydenko’s clothes…

…here’s a post of him without them. Below are photos of Kolya Davydenko slipping in and out of his Airness shirts during a French Open quarterfinal match against Guillermo Canas.

tattoo watch: guillermo canas

Another entry for the Tattoo Watch Blotter: here’s a photo of Guillermo Canas taking a break in between games during his quarterfinal match against Nikolay Davydenko. Kolya won 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.

Do you know what’s inked on his shoulder? Tell us.

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chin up, senor robredo

Tommy: don’t worry too much about this loss. You can take comfort in your retro look AND in being the first player to take a set off Roger Federer in 11 Grand Slam matches.

When you’re done sulking, let’s scheme to get you sponsored by Fila, ok?

(Federer won 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2.)

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more short balls: henin scot-free, tennis titans on the success of roger and rafa, amateur video wanted, etc.

Justine Henin can rest easy: The title of French Open villain now goes to Maria Sharapova, and Justine looks destined for a Roland Garros three-peat. (via The Independent)

Federer gets (Grand) Slammed: Aussie great Rod Laver will welcome R-Fed into the circle of tennis elite, but will stop at calling Roger’s achievement — if he wins the French — a Grand Slam: a “Roger Slam”, perhaps. (via the North County Times)

But if it’s any consolation, he broke another record: This time, it’s John McEnroe‘s 11 straight-set wins in Grand Slam matches. Federer started his in the first round of the 2007 Aussie Open, through his 4th round match against Youzhny — he lost a set to Tommy Robredo. McEnroe’s was in 1984, from the 2nd round of Wimbledon through the U.S. Open quarterfinals. (via Reuters UK)

And Borg thinks Nadal is a rock star: and a definite candidate to break Borg’s record of six titles on the red clay. But even with all that, he thinks Roger — and not Rafa — will take this year’s French Open. (via The Age)

Video is the new Pinkberry: Some pro-video marketing dude has run amuck in tennis circles. First, Jim Courier‘s marketing firm is partnering with Australian winery Wolf Blass to raise awareness for the sport. Amateurs are encouraged to submit videos of their “Boldest Play”. Over at HEAD, turning in the winning video will get you some face time with Andre Agassi in Vegas. (via Brandweek and HEAD)

Good job, DirecTV and TTC: Reviews of their French Open coverage, including this one from TennisReporters.net, have generally been great.

Electronics aren’t allowed on the court: Trying to kill time during an injury timeout called by her opponent Marion Bartoli, Jelena Jankovic was told by the chair ump that she couldn’t listen to her mp3 player. (AP, via The Hindu)

Luke Jensen is onto something: American players simply don’t play on clay courts enough during the year to even THINK about winning the French. (via South Bend Tribune)

BJK for HRC: As the presidential nomination campaigns heat up, Billie Jean King continues to rally support for Hillary Clinton. (via The New York Observer)

fashion short balls: some new lacoste watches, fred perry updates, and michelin’s new shoes

A couple of quickies from the folks at Hypebeast: first, Lacoste collaborates with design house Christophe Pillet on a set of watches. They’re currently on display at Collette (timed to coincide with the French Open).

And here are a few more Fred Perry polos on pre-sale at a japanese web retailer.

The British company has also expanded into bowling shoes.

And Michelin Footwear, who’s already partnered with Babolat to make tennis shoes, will release a new casual footwear line that’ll have “tire sculpture” designs in the outsoles. Sounds barf-tastic. The collection’s website is still under construction. (via Earth Times)

What do you think of these goods? Tell us.

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