FASHION FIX: Mary Carillo steps up style game - could the pant suit be history?

Could Mary Carillo finally be coming to her fashion senses?

According to the Preppy Princess the tennis commentator, who has this unfortunate fondness for Hillary Clinton-style pant suits and turtlenecks (sometimes even worn together - doh!), will be kicking it up a notch and sporting a little special something for her Olympics gig:

I can't tell from this line sketch whether the outfit, designed by Ports 1961, is something closer to a white tie-waist potato sack paired with leggings or maternity wear.

In any case, it's better than the aforementioned suits...and the helmet hair is spot on.

(image via hbo + wwd)

+ TUESDAY NETCORDS: Roger, Anastasia, the Grafassi's on HBO...Althea Gibson honored and more

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- A champion's tribute: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Aretha Franklin, Carol Moseley Braun, and other African-American women who broke barriers will be on hand at this year's US Open to honor Althea Gibson's 50th anniversary win at the Grand Slam.

- Michael Chang, who won the French Open at 17, is reportedly opening a tennis academy in the Chinese city of Shenzhen

- Mag bag: Bruno Danto, former editor in chief of Vogue Hommes International, is launching a US version of Sport & Style, a lifestyle magazine looking at the relationship between fashion and sports. French newspaper L’Équipe currently distributes a European version in France, Dubai, and select markets in China.

- Before the stunning results of the men's Rogers Cup this past weekend, Roger Federer told reporters, "It's very hard for one player to beat [Rafael Nadal and me consecutively]," [...] "I don't think it has ever happened. If he's not playing well, I am, or vice versa." I guess the Djoker wasn't listening...

- Grafassi update: The Grafassi's, Steffi & Andre, will be interviewed by Mary Carillo in a segment on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on August 14. BONUS: Tennis Served Fresh has a peak at their much anticipated ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.

- Anastasia Myskina, Russia's first ever Grand Slam champion, will appear in a Russian reality series called “Stars on Ice,” a skating competition that partners celebrities with professional figure skaters and pits the pairs against one another.