This photo from tennisservedfresh.com, is certainly a fresh take on tennis fashion. I always thought of tennis as a gentleman's sport, and it does have royal heritage. Remember when the Queen attended Wimbledon? Anyway, at some point tennis player's style took a nose dive. I attribute it to Andre Agassi's early days and a number of players in the late 80s. Though Andre was beautiful to watch, and he did later clean up his act. Anyway, tennis revived itself ever so slightly when Roger Federer sported his white tennis blazer in 2006. He entered with his jacket and after the match, he took time to put his blazer on before walking off the court. What a breath of fresh air. Nike has since jumped onto the scene, and they customized Roger a jacket with a gold monogram. I actually prefer his personal blazer because the Nike version is made of mesh. Anyway, he still looks great, and hopefully other players will catch on. Sorry if I am scattered, I am a little worked up tonight! 
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Return Of Style
This photo from tennisservedfresh.com, is certainly a fresh take on tennis fashion. I always thought of tennis as a gentleman's sport, and it does have royal heritage. Remember when the Queen attended Wimbledon? Anyway, at some point tennis player's style took a nose dive. I attribute it to Andre Agassi's early days and a number of players in the late 80s. Though Andre was beautiful to watch, and he did later clean up his act. Anyway, tennis revived itself ever so slightly when Roger Federer sported his white tennis blazer in 2006. He entered with his jacket and after the match, he took time to put his blazer on before walking off the court. What a breath of fresh air. Nike has since jumped onto the scene, and they customized Roger a jacket with a gold monogram. I actually prefer his personal blazer because the Nike version is made of mesh. Anyway, he still looks great, and hopefully other players will catch on. Sorry if I am scattered, I am a little worked up tonight! 
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Mesh? A good idea if you're sweaty and it "reads" as a finer weave at a distance. There's always fresco, if you're thinking of having one made up.
we can only hope this catches on...
-Brett
www.sportinglifemag.com
I assume you're talking about the popular game of lawn tennis here. In the game of REAL tennis, players continue to uphold classic standards of attire.
LBT,
I agree that most dress well that play lawn tennis at respectable clubs. However, in the professional circuit, players today do not stack up to players of old. Roger's blazer was a breath of fresh air in a world of colorful and tacky sports gear. Wimbledon requires players to dress in white, but that remains the last big tournament to do so. Unfortunately, players today (with exception of Roger) leave their sweaters and blazers at home :(
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