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WANTED: Your game face. Wozniacki, Ivanovic, Murray + YOU in new "all adidas" campaign.

Adidas unveiled its all new "all adidas" globe-wide campaign this week with a commercial combining sports, music and fashion cultures with appearances by Derrick Rose, David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Katy Perry,  B.o.B. and more.

Tennis players Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and Andy Murray aren't featured in the first blast but will make appearances in upcoming print advertising. A winning Wozniacki is featured for a sec at 1:48 here as well.

YOU can be a part of it all by submitting a picture of your "game face" to facebook/adidas (you will need to be a fan).

What's a game face? Your expression at a pivotal moment during a match.

 If your pic is chosen, you will be a part of the next commercial which will air during the MTV movie awards on June 5. Cool. Deadline to enter is May 8, 2011.

 

Wild card anyone? Forget watching the US Open. How about playing in it?

So you think you can hang with THE pros? Prove it.

The U.S. Open playoffs are your opportunity to show you've got. Win this one and you get a wild card into the U.S. Open...really.

Registration opens today, March 15. Competition is in men's and women's singles as well as mixed doubles (new this year). You must be over 14 years of age and a registered member of the USTA to participate.*  The competition begins regionally so there is bound to be one near you if you live in the US.

What the hey. Seriously, if you are good player (and you know what I mean by "good" here), give it a go. Here's all the info including where you can register and play.

*Memberships start at $19 for a junior and $42 for an adult.

Maria Sharapova's got a brand new bag. Win one for your game.

Of course Maria Sharapova's new racquet deal comes with a fresh tennis bag. A tennista like Maria could never carry last year's bag.

Pictured here at the Australian Open Sharapova walks on court with her one-of-a kind HEAD racquet bag. No this bag is not available at market yet but now through January 31, 2011 you can try and win one over on HEAD's facebook page. Answer a few Maria centric trivia questions and you too might be able carry this bag on court.

Watch for the Maria Sharapova line of HEAD racquets and bags later in the year. 

BTW here's the scoop on her apparel line.