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Wimbledon Tennis Fashion 2010: Tsvetana Pironkova

Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria surprised the tennis world by knocking Venus Williams off the road to the Wimbledon finals.  Today Vera Zvonareva stopped HER climb. 

Pironkova's apparel is all lotto from Italy. Other WTA players wearing the line include: Maria Elena Camerin, Anna-Lena Groenfeld, Ekaterina Makarova, and Francesca Schiavone (Schiavone you may recall won Roland Garros this year) to name a few. Robin Soderling, David Ferrer and Xavier Malisse are among the men wearing the line.

I really like this top and skort; both are lightweight and artistic looking, athletic with an ethereal twist because of the pretty layers of performance mesh and thin stretch fabric. Pironkova's shoes are the lotto primacy. I'd buy the look if I could.

Lotto is hard to find in the US. Sadly there is a growing list of tennis apparel brands not selling here. Call a friend in Italy or visit Lotto Sport for more info..
 

David Ferrer and Gilles Muller Fresh for Spring in 2009 Lotto

David Ferrer and Gilles Muller have freshened up for spring with new 2009 Lotto. Bright white is always a classy looking on-court choice that makes sense under the sun. Lotto has added signature pop with color blocked accents of aqua blue. I love the "epaulets" on Ferrer's shirt. No word yet on the to-be-released apparel line's fabrication and prices. We'll let you know.

The similar looking Lotto Men's Effect Crew and Polo are currently online at Tennis-Warehouse. 

Both Ferrer and Muller are wearing the Lotto Syn Raptor X-treme Speed tennis shoe, MSRP $125. Learn more at Lotto.

Images: Ray Giubilo

 

Feet of Gold with Lotto's Syn Vanity

Midas wore golden shoes; these are cooler. Very different for the player who likes to be. Never would have picked them off the shelf but on-court, hmmm. We decided to take a look.

What we discovered was a very light, immediately comfortable shoe with no break-in needed. They felt very low to the ground, fast with good traction. There is cushioning in the heel but not a lot of arch support so if you've got a high one, you may need to add an orthotic or try something else. These are the Lotto Syn Vanity Shoes, $79.95 USD. Combine them with the Lotto Women's Vanity Tank ($36.99) and Skirt ($29.99) for the complete look below on Maria Elena Camerin.   Buy at Tennis-Warehouse or Lotto.

Lotto's Spanish Ambassador

David Ferrer did his sponsor proud with his April win in Valencia. Color was everywhere looking pretty spectacular atop the rich clay surface. Here, left he wears the Lotto Men's Kontact Crew ($36.99 USD) and Kontact Short ($29.99). Below, he wears the short sleeved Lotto Men's Effect Crew ($42.99) a shirt we have been seeing more of, most recently facing Nadal at the Open Seat -- a color coordinated couple of guys in their teal headbands and tops. The Effect style also comes in a sleeveless version that runs $36.99.

Lotto's tennis wear features the lastest in fast drying fabric combined with strategically placed ventilation panels both in front (on the Effect style) and back (on the Kontact Style). Very cool for lots of reasons.

For general Lotto information go to lottosport. Ferrer's style is available in the US at Tennis-Warehouse.