A selection of brief stories from the Australian Open on Tuesday: Courier delivers for day-glow Fernando
Fernando Verdasco’s luminous yellow-and-orange outfit attracted plenty of guffaws, but TV commentator Jim Courier said the high-visibility get-up — with matching cap — reflected well on the Spanish hunk. “He’s a man who’s not uncomfortable with his looks,” said Courier during Verdasco’s defeat to Bernard Tomic on Monday. “Any man who’s prepared to be an underwear model is not going to be afraid of this gear.”
Bethanie Packs it in
Meanwhile colourful American Bethanie Mattek-Sands sported gridiron-style black eye paint and a green dress in support of her beloved Green Bay Packers. “Watching the Pack in the players lounge before my match at 11!!! Trailing at the half but winning it in the end! Bleed Green today!!!” However, the outfit didn’t help her — or the reigning Super Bowl champions. Mattek-Sands crashed out in three sets to Agnieszka Radwanska on Monday, while Green Bay were upset 37-20 by the New York Giants.
Four seasons in a fortnight for Sharapova
Melbourne is known for its changeable weather, and 2008 champion Maria Sharapova said she had gone from hot to cold to back again in recent days. “I’ve been through many stages of weather here in the last couple of weeks,” said the Russian fourth seed after a sweltering day two.
