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Serena and Venus To Play With Gold Rackets

Posted Jun 22nd 2007 11:02AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Wine


Serena and Venus Williams are famed not just for being brilliant tennis players but for also having a certain love of bling. Therefore it's not a surprise that their new limited Wilson K Factor tennis rackets have a golden touch from gold leaf When they play at Wimbledon this year they will be using the K Factor gold rackets. Serena will play with a pure black racket and Venus with a pure white version both with 22 carat gold leaf laid into the frame. 650 of each model of the K Factor gold limited edition rackets will be available worldwide for sale to the public this summer for $500 each. Venus and Serena will also each autograph and donate 10 K Factor gold limited edition rackets for auction by The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Ralph Lauren Outfits Wimbledon

Posted May 5th 2006 8:02AM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Apparel

Ralph Lauren is the first official outfitter of Wimbledon, with a five year contract to design the outfits for all the on-court umpires, judges, ball boys and girls. The uniforms will certainly be more stylish than anything previously seen on the courts. The officials will wear navy blazers with cream piping and cream pants or skirts. The ball boys and girls outfit consists of a navy polo with navy shorts or skort and an optional navy warm-up suit. All of the clothing will feature a newly designed Ralph Lauren/Wimbledon crest.

Lauren will also be releasing a Wimbledon-inspired collection to be sold at company stores around the time of the tournament.

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Borg Decides Not To Sell The Trophies After All

Posted Mar 27th 2006 7:12PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Auctions

Bjorn Borg's Wimbledon trophies won't be for sale after all. We've been following the story of Borg's decision to sell his five Wimbledon trophies and two rackets in order to raise money for a while. Most recently Andre Agassi had said he was going to try and purchase the trophies so that they would wind up in a museum. Now Borg has released a statement saying that he will never sell the trophies and rackets and that the planned auction at Bonham's in London will not take place. The pleas of fellow tennis legends and his many fans has convinced Borg to give up what could have been a $525,000 payday.

Will Agassi Buy Borg's Old Trophies?

Posted Mar 13th 2006 10:03AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Auctions

A while back we mentioned the sad fact that Bjorn Borg has decided to put his five Wimbledon trophies and two rackets up for auction at Bonham's in June. Now it is being reported that another tennis great, Andre Agassi, is hoping to buy them.  Agassi told reporters that he would like to put together a consortium to buy the sports memorabilia which could bring in around $520,000. Agassi wants to make sure that the trophies end up in a museum or some place that would honor their place in tennis history.

Bjorn Borg to sell his tennis trophies

Posted Mar 3rd 2006 2:04PM by Deidre Woollard

Tennis great Bjorn Borg is selling off the best moments of his career. Borg, the only person to win five consecutive Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship titles will be selling all five Wimbledon trophies and two rackets from his 1976 and 1980 final matches. This is the first time a tennis player has sold a Wimbledon-winning trophy at auction. The trophies will be sold at Bonhams in London on June 21  and will go as one lot and are  expected to bring £200,000-300,000. The rackets will be sold as individual lots and should bring in  £10,000-15,000. Why the sale? Borg has cited the need for "some long-term financial security for those close to me" as the reason.

[via the Daily Press]

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