Strike the pose – Maria Kirilenko

This is Russian cutie pie Maria Kirilenko. I don’t understand Russian, but Maria is sure speaking to me here!

The story line says she was preparing to serve in her 3rd round match against compatriot Anna Chakvetadze. Or is she saying, “I’m taking my balls and going home”? Or perhaps, “Does anybody want to play with me?” I’d be happy to play with her. And I wouldn’t even mind if she beat the pants off of me.

Maria won this match against Chakvetadze 6-7,6-1,6-2. Unfortunately she lost to Daniela Hantuchova in the 4th round. She is currently ranked 25th in the world, so hopefully we’ll be seeing a lot more of her in the future!

Two cutie pies – Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic

So here are the # 1 and # 2 finishers of the Australian Open which just finished this past weekend, Maria Sharapova of Russia on the right and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia on the left. They certainly both belong in the cutie pie category as far as I am concerned. This is by far one of the cutest finals I can remember, and therefore one of the more enjoyable finals I’ve watched.

I think a final like this could make even the non-tennis community want to watch! How about it? Any recent converts out there? Anyone who just hates watching tennis who couldn’t keep their eyes off the match? I wouldn’t blame you!

Welcome to Cutie Pie tennis

During the 2008 Australian Open, we came to the realization that there isn’t enough coverage of the cutie pies in tennis. We aim to fix that, which means countless hours of watching tennis for the sole purpose of informing you of the latest happenings. It’ll be complete torture to be sure, but that’s the type of sacrifice we’re willing to make to keep our readers informed of the latest happenings within the tennis world.