It may be a bit unconventional to review a tournament not based on how the contenders played but on what they wore, but the US Open has always been special in this regard – since Maria’s 2006 Audrey Hepburn stunner, everybody’s sort of looked to the US expecting a bit more than player performance. But really, she only realized and banked on a potential that has always been there – for one, compared to the other majors where fashion is either dependent on season (hot weather at the aussies and french early in the year) or tradition (wimbledon’s very strict requirement to stick to white,) the US Open creates many an opportunity for the players to go beyond the usual tracks and skorts, and dress up. The night games also enable the players to mix and match it up in terms of textures, creating more room to experiment with otherwise impractical choices of glittery fabric and darker cloths. The results aren’t always good, sure, but they do keep the viewing fun.

I am in no way a fashion expert but since this is where my blogging arrow has been pointing to recently, here’s a quick rundown of what I thought of the fashions at the recently concluded US Open:

Most Dependable: Roger Federer looking his usual elegant and sophisticated self on the hard courts. Not an easy feat when you’re sweating buckets, I tell you. And hurrah hurrah, because it’s not only the clothes that have been looking old-school fedexpress these days. On to your fifth.

Most Wearable: Wozniaki wins it for wearing the dress most likely to be worn on the courts.

Most Ironic: Pink just doesn’t become a woman who’s over 6 feet tall and has an attitude of a whiny 6 year old.

Lamest Attempt to be Fashion: Jelena Jankovic gets 0 fashion points for a shrug-bolero-I-don’t-even-know-what-that’s supposed-to-be hitting cover-up. I’ll fitting and just plain odd-looking.  I’ll take this over the weird ribbon she wore on her head last year, though. Haha. Go look it up.

Most Attention Grabbing Off the Court: This one definitely gave me a run for my money. Haha. Sure kept everybody looking in spite of being eliminated from the tournament.

Most in Need of a Stylist: I don’t know which is worse. The acid green or the horrible blue-red combi. Ack.  I agree with Kris on the sponsors not being able to fully bank on this one.  Great career, great body… I don’t see how you can go wrong with dressing up someone like that.  Or maybe he just really has a horrible fashion sense that overrides all of his sponsors’ decisions. Or…

Yeah, I think it’s just him. Hahaha. :p