03/13/10 | KALATE SAPE SUPPORTER

fashion focus: ivanovic stung by dulko

One of the more anticipated dress debuts at the 2010 Australian Open, that of 20th seed Ana Ivanovic, is now a distant memory after she was upset by Gisela Dulko 7-6 (6), 5-7, 4-6 in the second round. Unfortunately, even Dulko (cute in her orange Lacoste dress) is knocked out, falling — rightfully so — to ninth seed Vera Zvonareva in the round after. (Draw: Vera will face Azarenka for a spot in the quarters.)

As one of the main faces of adidas‘ adilibria line, Ivanovic did well to show the collection’s spring 2010 dress. Free from crazy ruffles and asymetrical tops, the piece instead focuses on marrying an athletic aesthetic — that intense yellow and black colorway — with the feminine detailing of lace, cutaways, and subtle pleating.

Buy: adilibria Spring 2010 Dress, in Core Yellow, $75; Jacket, in Phantom (black), $85.

More: Photos of Ana’s dress after the cut…

one million dollar smile

Well, I’m not sure exactly how much Jelena Jankovic is getting paid by Orbit for her new commercial with them, but the Serb is flashing her purly whites for some of the green stuff. The commercial debuted in Serbia this month.

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See for yourself if Jelena’s off-court smile is as electric as her on-court one after the cut.

(photo via jelena jankovic web site)

Semi-Bound

The first round of Fed Cup is over and after all the dust and thundersticks have settled we have the four teams we pretty much expected to advance.

Kudos to Team America for their surprisingly (at least to me) decisive win over France. Mels Bells clinched it in her opening match today over Julie Coin. Their reward?

Hosting Team Russia in the semifinals. On the, uh, broad shoulders of Sveta and Kleybs, Russia advanced after trouncing the dream (or nightmare, depending on your perspective) pairing of JJ and Ana in the decisive doubles match.

The day started with JJ engineering yet another three set come from behind victory over Sveta, only to see Ana crumble under the pressure of being a clincher. The kid came out nervous again, dropping to 0-4 in the first, before dropping the match 62 63.

Rough luck for Serbia, even rougher luck for Ana, who will surely have to endure some fun questions and commentary. But kudos to the Glitter Queen of Serbia, who put her money where her mouth was and pulled of a solid Fed Cup weekend. And her win over Sveta should give her some confidence.

If only that darned back would heal....

On the other side of the draw will be the Czech Republic at Italy. The Italians sealed their tie after both Flavia and Franny won their reverse singles to clinch 3-1. As for the Czechs, they had a surprise hero in Lucie Hradcka, who subbed in for a sick Lucie Safarova and beat Petkovic in singles, then teamed up with Kveta Peschke to win the decisive doubles match. It'll be a tough task to beat Italy in Italy on, I presume, clay.

Bali Fashion Show Pics: Who's the Drag Queen in Green

Shuai Peng (nice!)

Nadia Petrova (why?!?)

Anastasia Rodionova (ah, the classic "looky loo")

SuperGirl Dani (constipated?)

Seriously, Dani is gorgeous, but she needs to learn how to work what she's got. Walking like your arms are taped to your side is not sexy. It's awkward just looking at her.