Sports - Maria Sharapova #7: Because she`s reeking of talent and sex appeal! - Page 6

**-wait for it-** · 05-25-2008, 08:14 AM

better than alot of celebs? sure i'll go with that

but it's just me i guess...i tend to go to girls by their faces first...

**Hot Rod** · 05-25-2008, 02:05 PM

I do that too for the most part wingster.

The French Open got underway today with some of our favorite hotties in action.

First of all Ana played in the first match of the tournament against Sofia Arvidsson and came away with a 6-2, 7-5 win. Good win there for Ana.

It was a nice solid performance from her, which is a big upgrade from her last match.

Alize also took to the clay court and got a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Julia Vakulenko. Good win there for Alize.

The match was pretty competitive as expected, but Alize made the right plays to get the win, much to the delight of the hometown fans.

Meanwhile fellow cuties Caroline and Domi also were victorious in their matches against Yvonne Meusburger and Angelique Kerbe respectively. Caroline routed Meusburger 6-2, 6-0, while Domi defeated Kerbe 6-2, 6-2. Very good performances by those two.

Also we had her first all hotties matchup of the French Open between two of Team Czechoslovakia`s finest, Nikki and Iveta. Iveta scored one of the first upsets at Roland Garros with a 7-6(2), 6-1. I have to say that it`s not a surprise to me since Iveta had been playing much better lately than Nikki. The first set was very tight, but Iveta turned it up in the tiebreaker to win the set. After that she had control of the rest of the match. So it was a good win for Iveta.

I really feel that she can go on a nice run. As for Nikki, the slump continues with her fifth straight first round loss.

It was pretty obviously that she was mentally beaten as evident in the second set. I really think that she has hardly any confidence out on the court. Hopefully she can turn things around on the grass court season soon

Lastly Ashley was beaten by Serena Williams 2-6, 1-6. The match went as expected. Ashley got off to a good start, going up 2-0 to start out the match. She came out with a good strategy of extending the points and making Serena work and move around a lot. It work well early on, but Serena quickly figured it out and used her superior skills to force Ashley on the defensive for much of the rest of the match. Despite the lopsided score, i thought that Ashley played a good match. She came out with a good gameplan and made Serena work with a lot of long games in the match. I think Ashley isn`t where she was before the surgery, but she`s steadily improving. BTW during the broadcast of the match, i heard the always classy Cliff Drysdale and Pam Shiver mention something about Ashley in a future issue of Playboy. In fact here`s some confirmation:

This is from Tennis Week:

"American tennis beauty Ashley Harkleroad is baring all in a sexy photo shoot for Playboy magazine.

The 23-year-old spent several days shooting the photos in Los Angeles before flying to Europe, according to a source who spoke with the player. Ashley is now in Paris for the French Open where she will face fifth-seeded Serena Williams in the first round.

The photos will appear in a sports-themed issue of the men’s magazine which will go on sale later this summer. Ashley is believed to be the first tennis player the magazine has ever featured.

Georgia-born Ashley, who now lives in California, reached a career high 39th in 2003. This year got off to a strong start when she won two of her Fed Cup matches against Germany in February and then reached the round of 16 at the Pacific Life Open.

Ashley got a taste of being in front of the camera last year when she did a glam photo shoot for Tennis Week magazine."

Let me just say

. I can`t wait to see it. It was only a matter of time before one of the tennis hotties bare it all. In fact i always felt that Ashley would be among those more likely to it and i`m glad that she`s doing it. In fact i`m very surprised that she didn`t do it a few years ago. So lets be on the lookout for the pictures this summer. I hope that they`ll be nice and sexy where Pebbles shows off her hot little body pretty good.

So in all it was a pretty good first day for some of our favorite hotties at Roland Garros. I`ll be back later to discuss the ladies` doubles draw that was released eariler today. Anyway here are some pics from today`s matches.

A little tongue action there from Ashley.

The Daywalker · 05-25-2008, 08:53 PM

I thought i'd check the scores before heading off to bed when I saw that Nikki'd lost

I then caught that Ashley was going to be in playboy and I had to run over here. I wonder what made her do it, her tennis career has started to come back, but maybe she's preparing for one last big rush before moving on to other things?

I can't wait to see the pics - especially after that last tongue picture

**Hot Rod** · 05-25-2008, 09:36 PM

As promised eariler, here is the ladies` doubles draw:

(1) Black/Huber ZIM/USA vs. Jans/Jugic-Salkic POL/BiH
Kleybanova/Makarova RUS vs. Dushevina/Perebiynis RUS/UKR
Kustova/Zakopalova BLR/CZE vs. Lefevre/Vedy FRA
Olaru/Parra Santonja ROU/ESP vs. (15) Koryttseva/Uhlirova UKR/CZE

(12) Raymond/Stosur USA/AUS vs. Amanmuradova/Woehr UZB/GER
Hesse/Mladenovic FRA vs. Coin/Huck FRA
Camerin/Dulko ITA/ARG vs. Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez ESP
Errani/Mattek ITA/USA vs. (5) Molik/Santangelo AUS/ITA

(4) Chan/Chuang TPE vs. Morigami/Nakamura JPN
De los Rios/Pironkova PAR/BUL vs. Sanchez/Thorpe FRA
Bammer/Lisicki AUT/GER vs. Hradecka/Voracova CZE
Chakvetadze/Jankovic RUS/SRB vs. (13) Benesova/Husarova CZE/SVK

(10) Medina Garrigues/Ruano Pascual ESP vs. Radwanska/Radwanska POL
Krajicek/Erakovic NED/NZL vs. Loit/Parmentier FRA
Salerni/Sfar ARG/TUN vs. Gallovits/Niculescu ROU
Kudryavtseva/Muller RUS/GER vs. (8) Yan/Zheng CHN

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(6) Azarenka/Peer BLR/ISR vs. Castano/Kanepi COL/EST
Bremond/Johansson FRA vs. Hsieh/King TPE/USA
Domachowska/Rosolska POL vs. Ji/Sun CHN
Garbin/Vinci ITA vs. (11) Peng/Sun CHN

(16) Poutchek/Rodionova BLR/RUS vs. Dzehalevich/Govortsova BLR
Dellacqua/Schiavone AUS/ITA vs. Petrova/Schnyder RUS/SUI
Vesnina/Zvonareva RUS vs. Arvidsson/Zahlavova Strycova SWE/CZE
Cetkovska/Safarova CZE vs. (3) Peschke/Stubbs CZE/AUS

(7) Bondarenko/Bondarenko UKR vs. Cibulkova/Hrdinova SVK/CZE
Bacsinszky/Cornet SUI/FRA vs. Navratilova/Paszek CZE/AUT
Cohen-Aloro/Pin FRA vs. Kirilenko/Pennetta RUS/ITA
Foretz/Savchuk FRA/UKR vs. (9) Safina/Szavay RUS/HUN

(14) Dechy/Likhovtseva FRA/RUS vs. Razzano/Wickmayer FRA/BEL
Cirstea/Rezai ROU/FRA vs. Svhedova/Tanasugarn RUS/THA
Fedossova/Pichet FRA vs. Harkleroad/Voskoboeva USA/RUS
Craybas/Wozniacki USA/DEN vs. (2) Srebotnik/Sugiyama SLO/JPN

First of all i`m very pleased to see Makiri and Flavia back together.

Hopefully they can pick up where they left off at Estroil. It would be great to see them meet up with the Bondarenko sisters in the third round. Now that would be a very sexy matchup. Speaking of the Bondarenko sisters, they have Domi and Eva Hrdinova, who is also quite a cutie, in the first round. I think that they have a very tough draw with Makiri and Flavia and Dinara Safina and Agnes Szavay in their section. Another all hottie team we should keep an eye on is Elena and Vera Z. It`s great to see two of Team Russia`s finest teaming up.

Hopefully they can go on a nice run as well. Also i see that Anna and Jelena will be teaming up as well. They make for quite an intriguing duo given their different temperments on the courts. They have Iveta and Janette Husarova in the first round. It`ll be interesting to see how Anna and Jelena will work as a team. I really hope that some of our favorite hotties will do well in doubles.

Tomorrow a few more of our favorite hotties will be in action at Roland Garros. Jelena will start out the day with her first round match against Monica Niculescu. Also Anna will take on Nuria Llagostera Vives. I think that this could be a tough match for Anna. Meanwhile Makiri will face Maria Elena Camerin, Alona will take on Petra Cetkovsa, Flavia will play Tatiana Perebiynis and in the second all hotties matchup of the French Open, Elena will take on Sabine. As usual i hope that all of our favorite hotties will do well tomorrow and that we`ll get a nice competitive match from Elena and Sabine.

Also here`s some more confirmation on Ashley in Playboy.

Harkleroad to be in Playboy magazine

PARIS (AP)—Ashley Harkleroad, the 61st-ranked American who lost to Serena Williams 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday in the first round of the French Open, said she posed for the August edition of Playboy magazine.

“I thought about it, and it was something that I did,” Harkleroad said after the match. “I’m proud of my body. I was representing a female athlete’s body.”

The 23-year-old noted other athletes who have appeared in the magazine, including Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard and former volleyball player Gabrielle Reese.

“I’ll be the first tennis player ever. That’s kind of cool,” Harkleroad said.

“There’s a few reasons why I did it, but I can’t really go into it right now,” she added. “But like I said, I really didn’t think it was that big of a deal. I’m proud of my body. I stay in shape and try to stay fit.”

Like i`ve said before, i can`t wait to see the pictures later this summer and do plan on getting the issue.

Anyway here are some pics of the ladies training at Roland Garros eariler this weekend along with some pics of Makiri and Domi at a couple of fashion shows.

Alona looking pretty sultry there.

http://www.tennis-shots.com/getitext...snina_2247.JPG

http://www.tennis-shots.com/getitext...lkova_2321.JPG

http://www.tennis-shots.com/getitext...sicki_2389.JPG
Sabine looks mighty hot in her workout gear.

Nice to see Makiri strutting her stuff on the catwalk again.

It`s great to see her having a little fun there.

Same with Domi,

who looks very cute as usual.

The Daywalker · 05-26-2008, 05:59 AM

Sabine and Elena looks hot in their workout gear

I think Domi needs to come over for a barbeque today.

**Hot Rod** · 05-26-2008, 12:57 PM

I agree with you on that Chris. In fact she needs to bring the other members of Team Czechoslovakia(i.e. Dani, Nikki and Iveta) with her to add even more fun.

Not much action today in a rain shortened day in Roland Garros. First of all Jelena defeated Monica Niculescu 7-6(3), 6-2. Good win for Jelena.

The first set was surprising very tight, but Jelena turned it up when she had to in the tiebreaker. After that she pretty much took control of the rest of the match. Alona also got in her match before the rain came and unfortunately was routed by Petra Cetkovska 3-6, 0-6. What a disasterous performance from Alona.

I know that she`s likely not all that comfortable playing on red clay, but still Alona shouldn`t be getting blown out like this by anyone other than Masha, Ana and/or any of the top players. Hopefully Alona can salvage things in doubles with Kat.

Flavia`s match started it started and was trailing 0-1. Hopefully she can get it going in the rest of the match tomorrow. The rest of Flavia`s match along with the all hotties matchup between Elena and Sabine, Makiri and Anna`s matches are postponed until tomorrow. Also Masha is scheduled to play her first round match against Evgeniya Rodina in the match of the day at the main court Chatrier, while Vera Z will play in her first round against Stephanie Foretz around the same time. Hopefully the rain will stay away long enough so that the ladies can get in their matches.

Lastly with the College Softball World Series starting this week, here`s a nice guide to the hotties that will be playing in it. Let me just say that once again Arizona is leading the way with the hotties.

Anyway here are a few more pics of Masha training a few days ago.

The Daywalker · 05-26-2008, 02:27 PM

Going to check out that link shortly, but dang, Alona got smoked. I can see losing a tough 3 setter to an up and comer, but getting destroyed like that is just disheartening.

Edit:
After checking it out, i think I put Misty Hall as my personal #1. Something about dark haired chicks with light eyes gets me. Adrienne Acton is a close 2nd.

**Hot Rod** · 05-26-2008, 05:38 PM

I guess Alona likely let her emotions get the best of her at first, but then checked out mentally. Like i`ve said before, she`s very feisty on the court, especially when things aren`t going her way.

Misty Hall is quite a cutie and has a very nice tan, which i find to be a turn on. However i have Adrienne Acton as my personal #1. She has that classic really hot, but approach look about her. Plus she has a cute little booty too.

I can`t wait to see the College Softball World Series later this week to all of the softball beauties in action.

Anyway here are some new pics of Domi, Caroline and Nikki.

Is just me or is Domi getting cuter every day?

BTW i like that she wore red fingernail polish during her match yesterday.

http://www.tennis-shots.com/getitext...iacki_2650.JPG

This pic illustrates Nikki`s continuing slump.

The Daywalker · 05-26-2008, 06:08 PM

I love nailpolish on girls, as long as they aren't fake nails. It adds a bit of personality to them.

**Hot Rod** · 05-27-2008, 12:39 PM

I love it too. Not only does it add personality, but also adds more style on the court.

Not much action in Paris again as it was very rainy again. Elena and Sabine got their match in, with Sabine coming out with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory. Very good win for Sabine.

She was down 3-6, 1-3 when she came back and won five of the last six games in the second set. Then after a rain delay, Sabine really dominated the third set to get the win. As for Elena, tough loss for her.

She started out so well, but really couldn`t stop Sabine`s positive momentium. Hopefully she can bounce back from this tough loss soon.

So that was the only match involving one of our favorite hotties that was completed today. I saw the forecast for tomorrow and the weather will finally clear up. So hopefully Masha, Makiri, Anna and Vera Z will finally get to play their first round matches and Flavia will get to complete her`s tomorrow. In fact Masha`s match will start out the day. Also Ana, Alize and Caroline are scheduled play their second round matches. As usual i hope that our favorite hotties will do well tomorrow.

Anyway here are some pics of Makiri, Anna and Jelena at recent meet and greets in Paris along with another pic of Makiri at the recent fashion show and a couple of pics of Flavia practicing eariler today to brighten up the day.

I don`t like that Anna and Makiri are so far apart.

Plus it looks like Makiri is ready to get out of there.

**Hot Rod** · 05-28-2008, 07:58 AM

Here`s an update on the early matches at Roland Garros.

First of all Masha finally took to the big stage at Philippe Chatrier to play her first round match against Evgeniya Rodina and got a huge scare. She looked very impressive in the first set, winning it 6-1, but then she struggled with her serve in the second set and had a lot of unforced errors, which caused her to lose it 3-6. Then the third set was pretty tight. In fact Masha was down was down 15-40, 3-4, but made a strong run to save those two break points and win the game. After a few more games, she finally turned it up in the last part of the match to win the third set and match 8-6. While i`m glad that Masha won the match, obviously there is a lot of work for her to do, especially with the serve. I like to see her serve more to the side, especially when it`s windy like it is today. Also i like to see her improve on her shot selection by not leaving the baseline open like she did a few times today. Masha always seems to have a tough first round match at Roland Garros, except for last year. Obviously it was far from her best match, but once again she showed her championship toughness to get the win.

In the other matches, Flavia completed her match against Tatiana Perebiynis and won it handlely 6-3, 6-2, while Vera Z routed Stephanie Foretz 6-2, 6-1. Very good wins for those two.

Also Anna defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. Good win for Anna.

She rebounded very nicely after losing the second set.

So that`s the story with the early matches. Makiri and Caroline are currently playing their matches. Makiri is leading Maria Elena Camerin 6-1, 3-0, while Caroline is leading Anastasiya Yakimova 3-0. Ana`s second round match against Lucie Safarova is about to start in a few minutes. Hopefully Ana can improve on her play in today`s match. Also Alize will play her second round match against Gisela Dulko a little later. Obviously this will be a tough match for Alize. Hopefully she can come out strong later today.

Anyway here are some pics from today`s completed matches.

Masha looks mighty good in her new outfit.

I think that it`s not only her best French Open outfit to date, but also one of her best Grand Slam outfits only behind the great black outfit she wore when she won the US Open in `06 and her hot red outfit she wore in her night matches at the US Open last year.

Good job Masha.

**Hot Rod** · 05-28-2008, 02:18 PM

Here`s the update on the afternoon matches in Roland Garros.

First of all we got a couple of more routs involving a couple of more of our favorite hotties. Ana routed Lucie Safarova 6-1, 6-2, while Makiri crushed Maria Camerin 6-1, 6-0. Very impressive performances by Ana and Makiri.

I`m really pleased that Ana finally showed the good form we`ve been wanting to see since the clay court season started. I`m also pleased that Makiri came out with such a dominating performance by serving up a breadstick and a bagel.

Caroline was also victorious as she defeated Anastasiya Yakimova 6-0, 6-4. Another good win for Caroline.

She played near flawless in the first set and did a good job of handling the pressure in the more competitive second set.

Alize was the last one on the court today with her second round match against Gisela Dulko. She came out very strong in winning the first set 6-0. Then she got off to a 2-0 lead in the second set and it looked like she was going to win the match in a rout, however Gisela made a strong comeback from then on by winning six of the last eight games to win the second set. Then in the third set, Alize jumped out to a 3-1 lead and was a point away from going up 4-1, but couldn`t covert it and instead Dulko wind up winning the next two games to level the third set at 3-3 when play was suspended due to darkness. Hopefully Alize can turn up her level of play when the match is resumed tomorrow.

So in all it was a pretty good day for our favorite hotties in Roland Garros. We got a major scare with Masha and Anna had a tough match, but other than that it was very good performances for the rest of the ladies. Tomorrow Masha returns to the court at Lenglen for her second round match against Bethanie Mattek. This will be their second meeting of the year, with Masha winning the previous match 6-0, 6-0 in Charleston. Obviously this is a pretty favorable matchup and will be a good opportunity to work out the kinks with her game, especially with the serve. If she can improve on it, then she should win this match easily. Also Jelena will be playing in the first match at Lenglen against Marina Erakovic. This is also a pretty favorable matchup for Jelena. So hopefully she can come out a little stronger than in her first round match. In the other second round matches, Iveta will take on Shuai Peng, Domi will face Milagros Sequera, Anna will play Kaia Kanepi, Sabine will take on Agnes Szavay, Vera Z will face Stephanie Cohen-Aloro and Makiri will play Jie Zheng. Also doubles gets underway for the ladies. The highlight match of the day will be a rare all hotties doubles matchup between the always hot Bondarenko sisters and Team Czechoslovakia`s cute duo of Domi and Eva Hrdinova. I hope that we`ll get a pretty good match from those ladies. Also Alize and Ashley will be playing their first round doubles matches as well. As always i hope that our favorite hotties will do well tomorrow. Plus i hope that it won`t rain too much tomorrow. I saw the forecast and it looks like the rain will be returning. Hopefully it won`t be all that much so that at least most of the match will be played.

Anyway here are some more pics from today`s matches along with some pics from Makiri`s latest photoshoot.

Now this is a very beautiful sight i never get tired of looking at.

Masha showing her frustration during today`s tough match.

I forgot to mention this eariler, but i like that Masha`s new outfit showcases her nice long legs a little more than most of her other outfits.

Great job Ana.

Makiri never ceases to amaze me with her cuteness.

She looks mighty good in that outfit,

which would be perfect for a night on the town with us.

**-wait for it-** · 05-29-2008, 12:18 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/sp...tml?ref=sports

**Hot Rod** · 05-29-2008, 03:13 PM

Thanks for the article wingster. Ana`s serve is definitely one of the best ones on the tour and a big part of her arsenal.

Well the action continued at Roland Garros today.

First of all Masha was the last one on the court with her second round match against Bethanie Mattek and was leading it 6-2, 2-3 before it was postponded due to darkness. I thought Masha played well in the first set, but she was struggling in the second set with her serve and overhitting some shots. Plus she had triple break point, but couldn`t convert on any of them. In fact she was showing some frustration in the second set. I think that Masha really need to make some adjustments before she returns to the court tomorrow like not going for too much on her shots and tweeking her serve a bit by going with the kick serve a little more. Masha`s struggles in her first two matches are pretty worrisome, especially for down the road when she`ll face much better competition.

Meanwhile Alize finished up her match against Gisela Dulko and won the third set 6-4 to clinch the match. Very good win for Alize.

I`m very pleased that she came back strong and showed a lot of poise after having her struggles in the second set yesterday.

Jelena started out the day with her second round match against Marina Erakovic, which she won 6-2, 7-6(5). Good win for Jelena.

Once again she had to play in another tiebreaker and again turned it up when she needed to get the win.

Also Flavia had a bigger struggle against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but came out with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory. Good job by Flavia for coming back very strong after losing the first set.

Domi and Iveta had easier times with their matches as Domi routed Milagos Sequera 6-3, 6-0 and Iveta defeated Shuai Peng 6-4, 6-3. Very good wins for those two.

It`s great to see them pick up the slack in representing Team Czechoslovakia. I`m especially happy to see Iveta get another win. It`s nice to see her taking advantage of the draw and continuing her good play.

However it wasn`t all good news for some of our favorite hotties today. First of all Sabine was defeated by Agnes Szavay 6-7(3), 3-6. Tough loss there for Sabine.

She missed out on a couple of opportunities in the first set. After that it was pretty much downhill from there. While Sabine`s loss wasn`t a surprise, however we got a couple of upsets as Anna was beaten by Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-7(2) and Makiri was upsetted by Jie Zhang 6-4, 3-6, 2-6. What a tough day for Anna and Makiri.

Anna obviously had a tough loss in her match. She had some chances in it, but just couldn`t close the deal and pretty much faded in the tiebreaker. As for Makiri, she had to scratch and claw to win the first set, which featured some long games. After that it was all downhill for her. This really sucks that Anna and Makiri both got upset today. What makes it even more frustrating is that they had been playing well coming into today`s matches.

So in all it was a good day for most of our favorite hotties, but the day is obviously marred by Anna and Makiri`s losses. Hopefully they can bounce back in doubles. Tomorrow we`ll get an all hotties matchup to start the day as Ana will take on Caroline for their second meeting of the year. Both ladies has been playing well at Roland Garros, but Ana obviously has the edge by far, although she can`t take Caroline easily. After all she did give her a nice tussle at the Australian Open eariler this year. After that match, Masha will take to the court at Chatrier to complete her match against Bethanie Mattek. Hopefully she can come out strong right away and show some improvement. A little later on Flavia will take on Venus Williams. This is an interesting match. Flavia obviously needs to play better than she did today if she wants to have a chance of winning. Also we have another all hotties matchup as Jelena will face Domi. This is an intriguing matchup that`s tough to call. Jelena is the slight favorite, but Domi has a chance. We all know how much of a tough little fighter she is, which will add plenty of spice to this hot matchup. Another intriguing match tomorrow is a battle of the cuties between Alize and Aggie. Out of the matches tomorrow, this is one of the ones i want to see the most with Alize the hometown favorite going up against the always dangerous Aggie. Also Iveta will take on her teammate on the Czech Fed Cup team, Petra Cetkovsa and then after that match, Vera Z will play Stephanie Cohen-Aloso in their match, which was supposed to be played today, but was pushed until tomorrow due to the rain delay today. Speaking of rain, the forecast in Paris tomorrow will be cloudy, but no rain. So that means all the matches will get to be played As always i hope that our favorite hotties will do well tomorrow. I especially hope that a certain 6`2" blonde bombshell will improve on her play tomorrow.

Anyway here are some pics from today`s matches.

Alize breathing a sigh of relief after finally winning her match today. BTW am i the only one who thinks this pic looks at least a little suggestive?

Jelena showing some frustration. BTW i like the blue fingernail polish she wore today.

The Daywalker · 05-29-2008, 04:20 PM

I couldn't believe Anna got crushed like that. After a great start of the season, she's completely mailed in the last few months.

Similar note, Mauresmo lost today as well, she's on the verge of dropping out of the top 25.