Tennis glamour girl Maria Sharapova criticised her male counterparts for their boring fashion sense Monday, urging them to "spice it up" when they take to the court.
The 19-year-old Russian, who set last year's Australian Open abuzz by wearing a powder-blue baby-doll nightie, made the call after advancing to the season-opening Grand Slam's quarter-final for the third consecutive year.
"I do think that men's fashion is a little boring on the tennis court," she said.
"I'd like to see them spice it up. You can't do white on white, that's just too boring."
But Sharapova, whose Aussie Open run has seen her re-installed as world number one, had a word of warning for the men -- don't try to revive the 1970s-style "short shorts" that predominated in the days of chunky medallions and big moustaches.
Sharapova admitted she liked neither the crotch-hugging super-short look or the slacker-style long shorts, some extending beyond the knee, worn by a handful of modern players such as Rafael Nadal.
"I don't have a preference," she said. "I don't know, that's a tough one. I don't like the long, I think we've got to keep some tradition in tennis, but the shorter they are the worse it is as well."
Sharapova has ditched the baby-doll at this year's tournament in favour of a high-waisted lemon and white chiffon number with an orchid embroidered on the thigh.
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