A surprising and unlikely partnership was forged at the start of the 2012 French Open when, a few days before he strode into Roland Garros for his first match, top-ranked Novak Djokovic walked a short runway in a press conference to announce his endorsement of the Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo.
It’s the start of 2013. Our lofty promises of being a better “me” and exercising daily are on our minds as we enter the second week of the year. However, if you’ve already fallen off the health wagon, you can take solace in the fact that the first Grand Slam of the year is upon us to provide a great distraction, and possibly even a motivation.
NOVAK Djokovic breezed through round 1 of the French Open on chilly Day 3 at Roland Garros, easily trouncing the unseeded Ye-Hsun Lu of Taiwan in straight sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-1).
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Monte Carlo—Lacoste named 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic as its new ambassador on May 22, coincidentally the 30th birthday of the Serbian professional tennis player.
We flew home from Monte Carlo last Thursday still flush from our video selfie with Novak Djokovic, but with a whirl of questions on our mind. Like: why is my child’s generation being made to experience martial law, like my generation did? How did we go from being Asia’s Rising Tiger to terrorist zone? Who are really behind Maute, what is the composition of this nebulous instant player?
When my editor asked if I fancied going on a six-day trip to Paris for a Lacoste event, all I could say was, “Oui.”
