shanghai surprise

today, b.c. (before coffee), i turned on the tv. it was already set where i needed it to be: the tennis channel. lo and behold, rafa! i have only seen a little tennis this week, and none of it involved him, so this woke me up quickly. then the camera pulled out wide--and i saw his get-up.

i howled.

i'm going to have to do a little googling later this afternoon, to figure out who at nike is responsible for nadal's on-court uniforms (which are anything but). tweaking nadal's traditional look with bold color, and now...pattern. (did they recently poach someone from the nike golf team?) they clearly have a sense of what nadal will look very good in--i can imagine exactly...zero other people that can actually wear this ensemble without looking like a clown.

(ok, someone is gonna say he looks like one, too. but it won't be me.)

one day ago, nadal v. blake. ap photo/andy wong, via tennis.com. nadal prevailed, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4.

nadal. october 15, 2009.
photo: philippe lopez/afp/getty images. via yahoo sports.

nadal defeated robredo 6-1, 6-4. october 15, 2009.
photo: philippe lopez/afp/getty images via yahoo sports.