You can almost hear the ratings fall. While Federer and Nadal battle it out over fashion and style, sad news has already swept over Wimbledon as word got out that Maria Sharapova will be trading in her trademark mini tennis skirt for -- sigh -- plain old tennis shorts. In the past she's pulled a few odd fashion moves (like diamond-encrusted sneakers), but this simple twist dampens one of her greatest fan assets: her long legs. Sure, Sharapova will be playing outfitted in Tiffany jewelry, though who really notices that sort of thing? "I'm going with the traditional shorts, believe it or not," Sharapova told the AFP. "I've never worn shorts at a Grand Slam. I'm gonna be debuting that. Call it menswear, obviously. It's kind of like a tuxedo look, very simple lines, classic." Yeah, classically lame!

As Wimbledon kicks off today, a style war is breaking out on the tennis courts pitting Roger Federer's traditional preppy style against Rafael Nadal's swarthy pirate look. "Roger is so distinguished-looking," one-time Wimbledon champion and BBC Wimbledon commentator Virginia Wade tells the Guardian. "So refined. His hair is always perfect, his clothes are always elegant." Nadal's look "is a little bit more of a rebel", says Wade.