by Beth Rifkin
Fire on the court, scorching off - the ATP captures the power, intensity, passion and emotion of the men's pro tour in the just-released 2009 ATP Player Calendar.
Guaranteed to keep you fascinated into 2010, the classic and striking monochrome photographs maintain the player's athletic prowess, while an alternate ego is portrayed each month through a very different perspective.
French photographer Corrine Dubreuil reveals each region of the world through the scantily clad Tommy Robredo (Spain - January), Fernando Gonzalez (Chile - February), Tommy Haas (Germany - March), Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus - April), Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic - May), Fernando Verdasco (Spain - June), Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia - July), Juan Monaco (Argentina - August), Mikhail Youzhny (Russia - September), Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand - October - photographed by Toutchai U-Bol), Paul Henri-Mathieu (France - November), Dmitry Tursunov (Russia - December), Bob and Mike Bryan (USA - January 2010).
Mr. July, Ivan Ljubicic, explains, "--- the ATP Players Calendar shows us in another way, not in tennis gear and not on a court, however, as what we are; athletes---"
It certainly makes the first of the month much more exciting!
Photo: Mr. July, Ivan Ljubicic with his clothes on (it's a family site), not the ATP Calendar photo.
August 25, 2008
