Sony Ericsson Tennis Heroes
Sony Ericsson Tennis Heroes

I can live with the WTA Tour being the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. I can live with the Mercedes logos on the nets and the tennis stars being dolled up in their "favorite" (read: highest paying) brand's tennis garb. I even like the latest WTA ad campaign (vids below), which characterizes the athletes as heroes. What I'm not buying:

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