If you read SbB regularly you know of my affection for Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki:

She broke through in her tennis career last summer, making the finals of the U.S. Open.

(Oh. My. GOD.)

She’s also rapidly becoming the most popular hottie in pro sports. (Danica? She’s yours.) In other words, I’m a little flummoxed SPORTS ILLUSTRATED didn’t include Woz in this year’s swimsuit issue.

But so long as her career doesn’t collapse from now to next February, I’m guessing Wozniacki’s on SI’s radar now for a future shoot. Let’s hope so.

The only quibble I have with a lot of the SI athlete shoots is the makeup and photoshop can be overdone at times. We love these women for their natural beauty, so to me you’re diminishing the spirit of their appearance in the mag if you go out of your way in an attempt to mask their so-called imperfections.

Okay, maybe the makeup isn’t such a bad idea on Caroline.