Too much glam in her game?

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[frogjerk]

Maria Sharapova won in style Wednesday at the U.S. Open. Literally. But is the focus on glam wrecking the women's game?

[frogjerk]

It was only a matter of time until someone wanted the ugly lesbians back into the sport.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Oh, you mean she has to play tennis to be on the court? The fool who wrote the headline is using looks as an excuse for those that lose. I don't care what they look like... play the game.

[Blueflag]

Nike has her in a starring role that only makes it worse. The "I feel pretty" commercial. Lame to me; a waste of 60 seconds.

[Huntress]

If she can win, and look beautiful doing it, more power to her.

[frogjerk]

[wideawake]

I watched the match. Her outfit had some flash to it but it was basically classy (black with black sequins around the neckline), her deportment was professional, her interview responses were respectful, her treatment of her fans was top-notch and she was all business on the court athletically.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Sounds like sour grapes to me.

[frogjerk]

Nike has her in a starring role that only makes it worse. The "I feel pretty" commercial. Lame to me; a waste of 60 seconds.

That commercial is pretty stupid.

[NYleatherneck]

I was about to ask if there was a rule...

[MAD-AS-HELL]

if USTA wants to make tennis more popular, especially women's tennis, they should be requirted to play topless.

[Lancey Howard]

Maria Sharapova

[llevrok]

If she couldn't play tennis at the Open level(like Anna Kornakova), I'd say yes to glam wrecking the game.

But she laces up her shoes like every one else and powders the ball like the no one else.

If that is glamor - give me more!

[Oberon]

Come on...don't you know the rules?

This is Sharapova at the Open.

[pissant]

It's the only thing that makes me even glance at women's tennis. Seeing hags like Billie Jean King and Navratalova is frightful. Chris Everett....that's a different story.

[Always Right]

It's not like she is wearing dangling diamond jewlery and boots like the Williams sister have in the past. Maria is focusing on Tennis.

[Enterprise]

"But she laces up her shoes like every one else and powders the ball like the no one else."

I wish she would lace up my shoes and powder my balls.

[frogjerk]

You are bad... --chortle--

[staytrue]

women's golf has a bunch of young, rather sexy looking women in it and women's golf is exploiting it.

the motto is "these girls rock" not "these ladies/women rock"

further, the girls have obviously been told to use their looks to market themselves.

I watched the Wendy's championship in Dublin OH in person, and most of the girls were clearly uncomfortable with what they were wearing which generally showed a lot of very attractive legs.

Natalie gulbis (zero tour wins) in particular was not comfortable with about 100 people who followed her group around the course. Only eventual winner Ochoa and Paula Creamer had as many people following.

[grjr21]

Glam , does he mean Glamorous . Look at this picture ,shes all sweaty how can you be Glam when you're all sweaty





Just because shes a young , tall  , blond, beautiful , healthy , rich  , world class athlete ... sweaty  ... uhhhh   ...whats this thread about again ?

[traditional1]

"Natalie gulbis (zero tour wins) in particular was not comfortable with about 100 people who followed her group"

Hmmmm. It would seem that if she really was concerned about oglers, she would not have gone out to get those implants, don't you think? (She disclosed that work on the Golf Channel, by the way).