PHOTO OP: Losing my religion

"I pray that tennis becomes a shirtless sport. For my fans, of course."

Is there any better way to start the day than coming face to screen with sweaty, glistening baller flesh in the form of Fernando Verdasco? It's like the Christmas mornings of my youth. Oh Santa, you really shouldn't have but I'm so glad you did.

Here's the Spanish chorizo in his fave get up - shirtless - at the annual Thai boxing exhibition to promote the Thailand Open. He was even joined by former Top Tenner Paradorn Srichaphan.

Word of advice Fer: NEVAH change.

Seriously, how can I get his job? I promise to keep my eyes above the waistline and massage Fer's feet like he's doing. That's what he's doing right??

A few more pics of the shirtless Spaniard after the jump (you know what to do.) 

Paradorn Srichaphan marries former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova

Paradorn Srichaphan married the stunning Natalie Glebova in Bangkok today. The pair met at the Thailand Open in September 2006 when the former Miss Universe gave the Thai tennis star a kiss on the cheek after his win over the now retired Tim Henman.


The couple formally announced their engagement to a throng of gathered press at Bangkok’s luxurious Sukhothai Hotel in April. At the time, Paradorn said, "I'm a bit nervous,[...] For a man to decide to have a family, it's a one-time decision and a big one."

Though her felt the butterflies, he went on to say, "This feels right. We share the same passions and really understand each other.“It is once in a lifetime that a man has to decide to settle down and have a family and I have only one chance to make this. Natalie is definitely going to be a daughter-in-law for the Thai people."

He doesn't plan on hanging up his racquets, however, now that he's a married man. "I will continue to play after I settle down, because tennis is my passion."

(images via getty, panaryan.com)