Bethanie Mattek-Sands' Dress Serves Lady Gaga, Makes Her The Tennis Ball Monster

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, more than any other player in tennis history, is known for her daring tennis fashions.  Like this. And this. And this. And this. And this.

But historically, Bethanie's fashion adventurousness has been kept strictly to the tennis court.

Until last night's annual WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party hosted by Richard Branson, that is.

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While this looks like something that would get a Project Runway contestant sent home pretty early in the competition, the dress does have its benefits.  The top could probably detach and become a chest protector for a home plate umpire. And the color is sure to keep her safe while crossing the streets of London at night.

But seriously, this prove that when it comes to fashion, Bethanie has some balls on her. For her to go to London between matches in Eastbourne to do this shows her dedication to the tennis fashion cause.

Bethanie is one of the players who is part of the Xperia HotShots promotion, which likely is the reason that she was partnered up with designer Alex Noble, who is one of the main creators of Lady Gaga's looks.

Pretty cool to see the long term effort that the WTA put into this whole project (as detailed in the video below). 

The other night, my sister was asking me why there is so little about Lady Gaga on The Daily Forehand.  And after several seconds of contemplating that neglect I didn't really have an answer for her. 

But now and forever more, I can proudly point to this post as being the moment at which Lady Gaga and tennis finally intersected, without it even being too much of a stretch. 

My work here is done.