http://royalbox.tennisweek.com The luxe side of tennis Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:35:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You heard us right. Today is the first day of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors event and Roger Federer is already getting some trophy: this one is for his 3 previous wins in Basel. But can you really blame the Swiss? And can you really name the second most famous person ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=732 Remember that crazy, shocking Serena semifinal meltdown in New York? Serena Williams made sure we don't . Since that horrid day, she released her book, proved she's #1, finally won one of those pesky non-Slam titles at Doha and then traveled to London for yet another signing. And you know ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=724 Maria Sharapova didn't play enough to qualify for Doha and she's not joining the field at Bali. But we frankly don't care about those far-away tournaments at this point. We're just happy to see Maria back in action in California over the weekend. She launched the new Sony Ericsson Equinox ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=718 "I don't recall her name, I know nothing about tennis. I saw a photo of her from the 20s or 30s, and I liked her silhouette, and I said 'allez, let's play tennis," Jean Paul Gaultier on Susan Lenglen who happened to be his Spring 2010 inspiration for Hermes. He ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=713 We love this green tournament look for Rafael Nadal, who sported this fresh Nike color for the first time this week. So far, it’s working. He destroyed poor Marat Safin on this way to the semifinals. http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=708 Not every tennis player gets to play around with a supermodel on a couture shoot on most weekday afternoons. Gaël Monfils (who wore Nike to the shoot) paired up with Yankee star Karlie Kloss in a stunning series of photographs captured by Arthur Elgort and styled by legendary Grace Coddington. ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=702 Davis Cup. Shmavis Cup. The real highlight of Roger Federer’s weekend was meeting Giorgio Armani after the Davis Cup 2010 play off yesterday between Italy and Switzerland at the Beppe Croce Stadium in Genova. So what if the Federer totally beat the Italian’s team? Mr. Armani was just happy to ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=693 Royal Box recently caught up with Lacoste spokesman Hayden Christensen and we got straight to the tennis talk! Who do usually root for when you go to the Grand Slams? The underdog. Are you any good in tennis? Not as good as I used to be? Do you ever play with your fiance ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=683 Did you know that the cost of Kim Clijsters’ home in New Jersey merely a fraction of what she just earned at US Open. To be exact, he lovable Belgian and hubby Brian Lynch paid $772,000 for this 2,717 square feet property in Wall Township in Jersey. This home has ... http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=677 We recently looked with the work of Brooklyn based designer Hugh Hayden who seems to have special affinity for tennis balls. He makes tables, window displays, and chair out of them while we‘re busy abusing our precious balls. http://royalbox.tennisweek.com/?p=673