Post by lau on May 12, 2005 16:52:00 GMT 3
annie said:
but who is the beauiful young lady? is she with GQ?I thought the same thing...
Maybe a female model that participated in the photo session??From the official site:
12 May 2005
LTA NATION PRESS RELEASE
The Lawn Tennis Association
Palliser Road, West Kensington
London W14 9EG
SAFIN AND SHARAPOVA VOTED THE WORLD’S SEXIEST TENNIS PLAYERS
IN THE 2005 HOT LIST BY ACE MAGAZINE
It’s that time of year again for ACE magazine’s much anticipated Hot List to pick the sexiest players in the world. Russians Marat Safin and Maria Sharapova ran away with the votes to top the list as the hottest players on the circuit.
More than 50,000 votes were cast online to determine the final select list of ten. The finalists were then decided by a prestigious panel from fashion, fitness and beauty including Head of New Faces at Select Model Management, Sarah Leon; Glamour magazine Feature Editor, Rachel Pask and Channel 4 presenter Nicky Hambleton. Players needed to have been ranked in the top 100 at some point over the last 12 months to be eligible for the short list.
The competition was fierce, but having been described as the most marketable woman in the history of women’s sports, Sharapova was a sure thing. Sharapova says, “I want to thank ACE magazine and all of my fans that voted for me. Hopefully at the end of the year I will be No. 1 in the tennis rankings as well.”<br>
Marat Safin has been the man in demand after ending Roger Federer’s winning streak at the Australian Open this year and going on to take the title. Being named sexiest player, Safin says: “I am very happy that ACE makes me their No. 1 Hot Man! But for now, it is important that I work hard on my game so they can also make me No.1 for my tennis.”<br>
Previous winners of the ACE Hot List include Daniela Hantuchova, Anna Kournikova and James Blake. In its fifth year, the 2005 ACE Hot List was sponsored by Head. ACE Magazine has recently been named Best Sports Magazine in the UK at this year’s Sports Industry Awards.
The June issue of ACE magazine is in newsagents from 12th May 2005
The Full List
The Women
1 Maria Shirapova
2 Gisela Dulko
3 Daniela Hantuchova
4 Elena Dementieva
5= Barbara Schett
5= Jelena Dokic
7 Ana Ivanovic
8 Tatiana Golovin
9 Marta Domachowska
10 Jennifer Capriati
The Men
1. Marat Safin
2. Tommy Haas
3. Mark Philippoussis
4. Andy Roddick
5. Mario Ancic
6. Tommy Robredo
7. Arnaud Clement
8. Thomas Enqvist
9. Jan-Michael Gambill
10. Juan Carlos Ferrero
The Panel
Sarah Leon, Head of New Faces at Select Model Management
Former model Sarah was one of the judges on Channel Five’s Make Me A Supermodel.
Rachel Pask, Features Editor of Glamour magazine
Rachel has also worked at titles including Later, Bliss and Sneak.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones, Stylist and presenter of Channel 4’s 10 Years Younger
Nicky also has her own style consultancy company named Tramp2Vamp.
Lucie Ahl, LTA Coach
Lucie is a former British No.1 and was ranked as high as 161 in the world
Clive Brunskill, Acclaimed sports photographer
Clive shoots for Getty Images, the world’s leading photographic agency.
Barry Cowan, Former British No. 4
Barry now commentates for Sky Sports. He is best known for taking Pete Sampras to five sets at Wimbledon in 2001 and represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics.
Eleanor Preston, Freelance tennis journalist and broadcaster
Eleanor is also co-president of the International Tennis Writer’s Association
David Sherwood, Currently ranked in the world’s top 300
David made a sensational Davis Cup debut for Britain in March, teaming up with Andrew Murray to win the doubles rubber.
Jan Stanek, One of the UK’s top cosmetic surgeons
Stanek is also known for appearances in television shows such as Michael Jackson’s Face and 10 Years Younger.
