Wimbledon 2021

Serena

Serena walking out with a freaking TRAIN, like a QUEEN, is just great. That stuff works pretty damn well for building up the mystique. This whole photo is so regal.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock (12173633mf) Serena Williams emotional before serving during her first round match Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 2, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 29 Jun 2021

It loses a little something without the train. Now it just feels like a refried tutu.

Venus

Venus designs her own stuff, and this was kind of a comedown from the Wonder Woman kit.

Andy Murray

I am VERY glad to see Sir Andrew back in action, and I quite like his logo, even if "AMC" is an acronym taken already in the US by a movie chain. But I REALLY like the collar situation here. Honestly, I'm all for a push toward poncey tennis knits, like sweatervests.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock (12189891lt) Andy Murray struggles with an injured groin during his second round match Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 3, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 30 Jun 2021

Sir Andrew might have pulled a groin, which means we have several photos of him writhing around on the ground grabbing himself in an awkward place. He rallied to win the match in five sets. I hope he's okay.

Dan Evans

Dan here is just pleased that he got on the collar train.

Nick Kyrgios

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (12190134gn) Australia's Nick Kyrios takes a tumble Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 3, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 30 Jun 2021

As I noted, there have been a LOT of tumbles. Although you know I've been watching a lot of soccer lately when I saw this photo and thought, "Oh, get up, you're fine," forgetting that in tennis they don't typically writhe around just for show.

Roger Federer

MY BELOVED. I see that RF logo hanging out there subtly on the side. I'm glad he's bringing it back, but the color choice is very random. I do enjoy that his shirt is trying to be something even at a tournament where white is the dictate.

Kei Nishikori

Kei got the plain version.

Djoker

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock (12189891e) Novak Djokovic during his second round match Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 3, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 30 Jun 2021

This is all fine and expected.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock (12189891h) Novak Djokovic slips during his second round match Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 3, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 30 Jun 2021

I may not like him, but he DOES yield a lot of very dramatic pictures.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

I am not into the other logo here being slapped directly between her boobs.

Angelique Kerber

The logo stack works a little bit better.

Kaya Juvan

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Prange/Shutterstock (12189892ex) Kaja Juvan of Slovenia in action during the first round of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slam tennis tournament Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 3, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 30 Jun 2021

Here's the solo version. I like the idea but I wonder if that neck would feel awfully high and tight.

Jelena Ostapenko

Overall... this is functional but also feels like Adidas didn't try that hard. Therefore I'm not going to try that hard to remember they don't capitalize the A.

Elina Svitolina

There's an extra flap hanging around her midsection here, right? I'm not hallucinating that?

Marta Vondrousova

The flapless version is better.

Sloane Stephens

And then Sloane's seems to have a sheer band in the middle. Like a demi-cummerbund.

Jo Wilfried Tsonga

I like Jo Willie. I hope he's one of the good ones. The subtle red piping here on the sleeve is nice.

Tereza Martincova

We also don't typically see a lot of heavily tattooed players, so this was an awesome surprise. And I like her blue piping. EVERYONE is flouting the all-white with some piping!

Aliona Bolsova

And with hair dye. I hope that's the next one -- everyone shows up with different color hair but ONLY at Wimbo. And more tats! She even rolled up her sleeve so the lion/tiger/I don't know my felines (it doesn't have a mane but neither do female lions, so?) could watch the match.

Maria Sakkari

I assume that has a solid built-in sports bra? I actually quite like the neckline.

Oscar Otte

The caption said he is "pretending to smoke a cigarette" after slipping, and I certainly think he is pretending to smoke SOMETHING.

Mihaela Buzarnescu

A shower of pearls on her shoulder was UNEXPECTED.

Coco Gauff

This is so dramatic that it almost looks like a pose or a dance move. I can hear 'FREEZE FRAME' being yelled in my head.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock (12173633km) Coco Gauff during her first round match Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 2, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 29 Jun 2021

Here she looks balletic.

Frances Tiafoe

No party like a Tiafoe dance partyyyyyy.

Zhang Zhizhen

He is extremely cute and I appreciate the dudes who are trying out sweatbands.

Ash Barty

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Javier Garcia/BPI/Shutterstock (12173633df) Ashleigh Barty celebrates breaking serve during her first round match Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 2, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK - 29 Jun 2021

Can Brie Larson play her in The Ash Barty Story? (Edited to note that Ashleigh Barty is Indigenous Australian, so Brie Larson would actually not be good or appropriate casting. Thanks to everyone for the heads-up on that!)

Ons Jabeur

Ons Jabeur will also be a character in that movie, because we will manufacture a gripping rivalry, with highs, lows, love and hate, and ultimate grudging respect. Like Days of Thunder but for tennis.