It didn't take long for my stepmom and me to become a really good company for each other. One of the touch points that bonded us close together was ... tennis. I've never been a sporty person so even big events never attracted my attention but it changed when I first watched tennis matches with Juan Carlos Ferrero and Justine Henin whooshing to their champion titles through the clay courts of French Open in 2003.

With every Grand Slam, tennis has revealed itself to me as a game of not only physical challenge and endurance but strategic planning and brainwork put into every set, along with beauty, style and fashion.

The boldest outfits and jewellery on court - who would you think of first? The Sisters, of course. With a little bit of the pit-bull attitude toward to the game and controversial choices in tennis apparel and accessories, these beauties are always a pleasure to watch. This year at the French Open cameras zoomed in at piquant angles of Venus Williams wearing what I first thought was a negligee or as some sources called it "a cancan dress to audition to Moulin Rouge". It definitely got all the media and Internet buzzing. No offense, Venus and Serena are one of the most talented and powerful players but sometimes their chunky jewellery is too chunky, their risqué outfits are too risqué. But again, that's my problem, I guess, if I don't like it .

Maria Sharapova, a long-time Tiffany's friend, is more appealing to me in her jewellery preferences and style in general. Maria teamed up with Tiffany to present Elsa Peretti's collection of mesh earrings this season through all four Grand Slams. I think it's a hit because all pieces are beautiful, light to wear and just a fab find for any occasion. Can't wait for the US Open to see what they will choose for New York.

I hope Justine Henin is going to make to the US Open as well at the end of August (though she has had an injury at Wimbledon in June). As for her style, it's simple. She used to wear a wedding ring. Now it's just a watch. Honestly, Justine can wear anything she likes, I will still adore her. That's probably because she's my fave .

Talking about tennis and jewellery, there's a special name for the thin bracelets: tennis bracelets. These usually have crystals (or diamonds) arranged in one or two elegant rows, some of these bracelets are also stretchy. The idea is that you can wear them while playing tennis and still being comfortable.

Apparently the name "tennis bracelet" stuck when in 1987 Chris Evert, the World number 1 woman tennis player at the time, was playing in the US Open. She was wearing an elegant diamond bracelet which accidentally broke and the match had to be interrupted to allow Chris to pick up her precious diamonds. The "tennis bracelet" incident obviously drawn a lot of press attention and the name has stuck since, as a general reference for all thin bracelets that looked like the original one from the incident.

Leaving all things aside, the most important thing that matters at the end of the day is the game. If you ask me if we had any fashion faux pas on court, let's say, during the season of 2004 I would need to google to recall if there were any. The season of 2004 carved in my memory with two names - Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement. These two modern-day gladiators clashed into the battle of the century. 6 hours and 33 minutes of nerves and "no guts, no glory" attitude. This record of the longest match in history was beaten this year at Wimbledon by John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. Are you ready? 11 hours and 5 minutes. O.M.G. That's what I want from the game. I don't want it to go all nice and smooth. I need drama. I need no happy endings. Cruel maniac? No, just a selfish spectator.

Thanks to my stepmom I didn't miss these epic games. She has unveiled one more thing to me. Yoga every Saturday. Ommmm .