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- Oct 13, 2003
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MADRID, Spain -- Fashion models replaced traditional ball boys and girls in the biggest surprise Monday at the Tennis Masters Series in Madrid, where expected winners included Albert Costa, Alex Corretja and Luis Horna.
Women in black tops and white, knee-length skirts chased errant shots during Costa's 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 victory over Irakli Labadze. Reportedly paid $1,100 for the week, the women were greeted by cheers and whistles at the Madrid Rockodrome indoor court.
The women are appearing in one televised match each day during the tournament.
On Tuesday, No. 2 seed Andre Agassi said he was a bit skeptical about the idea.
Although the models have made no major errors during their first two matches, they have been seen to have some difficulty in bending down fast to pick up the balls.
"The skirts look like they're a little difficult to run in," Agassi said. "I think they need to be shorter, maybe."
as if u could concentrate playing, with fitties like that !
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