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If you ask Serbian tennis news portal Javno, they’ll tell you it’s because of these Swedish hotties (above).

More and more news/magazine portals are doing tennis fashion pieces these days. Some are great; some, not so much (like this one eschewing Borg’s short shorts and loving Rafa’s capris. No thank you, Martha!).

Even GQ, the scrawny brother of Men’s Vogue, gets in on Nole mania (Anna, Jay — move aside!) with their May issue. A four-page spread features current tennis and (soon-to-be) fashion darling Novak Djokovic.

In case you’re keeping track of Roger Federer’s practice tees, here’s an early roundup from Monte Carlo…

Huge wire frame glasses? Check. Zip-up varsity jacket with loud sleeve patterns? Check. Siamese ice cream cone? Check.

You already know my love for all things asymmetrical. You can add this shirt, worn by Juan Carlos Ferrero at Spanish nightclub Barroco 39.

Question of the week: Aside from what I can only assume is his wedding ring, what else is hanging from Nikolay Davydenko’s necklace?

With Roger Federer’s first title of the season at this year’s Estoril Open, “the tennis season has finally begun,” says a hitting partner of mine.

As expected (and more so now that Madrid is a main sponsor of Davis Cup), the Spaniards showed up for their quarterfinal tie last week dressed to kill.

Is this random circumstance, or are photographers working the early rounds at Monte Carlo having too much fun?