With the best of ladies tennis coming to Toronto during the 2009 Rogers Cup it was exciting to see two of the top ranked players recreating the 1995 Agassi/Sampras Nike ad in the Yonge Dundas intersection.
Crowds of spectators watched Ana Ivanovic (brunette) ranked number 11 with Caroline Wozniaki (blonde) ranked 8 go toe to toe on a tennis court taped down on Yonge Street. A large contingent of media descended on the two stars after the game was over.
Ana won 7-3 in the friendly game. Later the two players had a great time hitting tennis balls towards the large screen advertisements way up in the air at the north east corner of the intersection.
The women play from August 15th to the 23rd, 2009 at the Rexall Centre in York University. You can find more information at http://www.rogerscup.com/.
Update info: I originally had Ana Ivanovic against Dinara Safina. I also added the score to the post.
There have also been plenty of green tennis balls bounced around the streets as Desjardins has opportunities to win tickets to the Rogers Cup and other fine prizes. They have a large truck filled with the official balls of the Cup - Wilson, which you grab out of a hole in the truck. If you have a W on the ball you win a prize, if you don't have a W you still get to keep the tennis ball. Look out for the truck with the windows full of tennis balls.
UPDATE: Wow, people really like tennis players. One of my pictures was use on a marketing and media blog with permission.
