Adidas Wants You To Know That They're Serious About This Soles Thing.

And speaking of the new Adidas outsoles... here's an ad to go with it. Featuring Marat smiling dorkily, the Bryan brothers, and Ernests Gulbis, who doesn't even have to try to look dorky.

Do the words "dorky" and "sexy" belong together? I think Marat have successfully fused it together.

I think this is more of damage control than anything else. Nole using Nike for Wimbledon last year was bad, bad, baaad PR by Adidas, but they really did deserve it. Omg, even *I* am getting sick of myself going on and on about this. No more. I will shut down the comm major in me.

UPDATE:

Don't say I didn't tell you so. Novak has his own advertisement for the soles. Okay, Adidas, we get it. No need to beat us upside the head with it.

I hope I'm not the only one who giggled at "CC Genius Novak Grass".

Thanks to @Out_at_sea for the notice!

Aussie Open Quotes

From BBC UK.

"I was completely worried about that. I thought I lost the power with the new clothes. C'mon."

Rafael Nadal sees the funny side when asked if he was worried he might not be able to win in his new non-sleeveless shirts.

"The problem is you can't go in the locker room and just take it easy and take a cold shower. You can't. You know, you're stuck out there. It's the worst feeling, you know. So, I don't know, it's rough."
Roger Federer describes the desolation after losing another five-set final to Nadal.

"Hopefully not too big. I'm not a big fan of receptions. I'd like to sneak out the back door at the airport tomorrow."
Mahesh Bhupathi on the reception he expects back in India after winning the country's first Grand Slam mixed doubles title with Sania Mirza.

"I did most of it."
Mike Bryan.

"You cleaned."
Bob Bryan.

"I cleaned out the garage, dusted it all, put down the carpet and mirror, got the equipment."
Mike Bryan, as the brothers have a domestic over who can take the credit for their new home gym.

"All I know is Serena usually picks up the bill."
Mike Bryan makes plan for an all-American celebration in Melbourne.

Curtain's closing on AO. What a great ending to the tournament.

 


*image credit: Quinn Rooner/Getty