2023-08-30 09:06:00
Despite everything, Alcaraz made people talk on Tuesday, especially members of the fashion police. The reason is simple: for the first time, his equipment supplier Nike had decided to offer the child prodigy an outfit uniquely designed for him. It was therefore with a colorful tank top and red shorts that he appeared on the Arthur-Ashe court. This outfit, here it is.
Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open
Credit: Getty Images
Obviously, it was not to everyone’s taste. “It really looks like something that could be either on the wall of a museum or on your fridge, drawn by your child”, quipped James Blake live on American television at the sight of this marcel. Without mentioning the fact that the outfit of Frances Tiafoe, another player belonging to the Nike galaxy, looks like him like two drops of water.
So why this choice? Alcaraz was questioned about this outfit at a press conference and the least we can say is that he assumes it. “Frankly, I love the fact of wearing specific outfits during certain tournaments, he explained when he was launched on the subject, from the first question of his press conference. I was supposed to have something special last year here but not in the end. So I’m happy, the outfit is very nice, I love it.”
As for knowing why Alcaraz chose the sleeveless, you didn’t have to look long: it is obviously a tribute to Rafael Nadal, the man who brought the jersey back into fashion on the courts. “Obviously, when I wear the marcel, I think of Rafa when he had that, he explained in reference to the Mallorcan outfit in 2019 before falsely wondering. He had won the US Open this year- non ?”
The outfit of Rafael Nadal during his coronation at the US Open 2019
Credit: Getty Images
1693388916
#Open #Carlos #Alcarazs #marcel #outfit #York #talk