Fashion hits and misses at the BNP Paribas Open

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- While most of the players have shown up to the BNP Paribas Open in their leftover kits from the Australian Open, a small handful of
Fashion hits and misses at the BNP Paribas Open
Fashion hits and misses at the BNP Paribas Open /

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- While most of the players have shown up to the BNP Paribas Open in their leftover kits from the Australian Open, a small handful of players have debuted some new spring looks that are worth noting, for better or for worse.

Here are the ones we'd love to see again and a few we'd rather not.

Hits

2013 BNP Paribas Open - Day 6

Ana Ivanovic: While the rest of the Adidas stable was wearing their bathed-in-yellow Australian Open rehashes, Ivanovic looked fresh and seasonal as she took the court in a baby blue and yellow number. A nod to the upcoming Easter season? Secretly rooting for UCLA? Just wearing what her company gives her? Who's to say. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

2013 BNP Paribas Open - Day 6

Roger Federer: If yellow was the color of Australia, orange seems to be the way to go for the spring season. Federer has two kits going here in Indian Wells, one in blue and orange and another in orange and white. He's looked crisp in the orange. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova: The pictures may not capture it, but Sharapova's neon accents have been popping here and this is a much better ensemble than her yellow number from the Australian Open. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

2013 BNP Paribas Open - Day 5

Marion Bartoli: Lotto has done well by Bartoli by finally shortening the hem on her dresses and giving her more shape. It's a complete upgrade from her days of being unsponsored, when she was wearing off-the-rack Nike that was always unflattering. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Svetlana Kuznetsova

Svetlana Kuznetsova: Call me crazy, but I just really dig Kuznetsova's weird Michael Jordan rip-off logo from Qiaodan. It makes no sense, but if you don't look too closely, it actually looks like someone hitting a lefty forehand. In all its weirdness, it suits her. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Misses

2013 BNP Paribas Open - Day 3

Jelena Jankovic: Love the old-school sweater look, especially early in the tournament when temperatures dipped in the 50s. But unless that skirt was made up of receipts, there's no reason Jelena should look like she's been put through a shredder. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

2013 BNP Paribas Open - Day 6

Julia Goerges: Not even Goerges could save this "carwash" dress from Fila. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

2013 BNP Paribas Open - Day 6

Mona Barthel: The young German is a beautiful ball-striker and her game is fun to watch. But not when she's wearing a doily. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns a shot against Florian Mayer of Germany at the BNP Paribas Open ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California

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COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.