Be it for its notoriously crisp dress code, its celebration of sportsmanship, skill and precision or for its striking balance of gentlemanly rivalry, tennis has long been regarded as one of the most stylish sports. “Tennis uses the language of life,” Andre Agassi once put it. “Advantage, service, fault, break, love – the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence because every match is a life in miniature.”
As the world’s best players go at it in the Grand Slam tournaments, bringing a great deal of tactical prowess to the courts of Melbourne, Paris, London and New York, it’s often the fans who serve up the real action – in sartorial terms, that is – from the stands. From Justin Theroux’s rugged look to James Norton’s classic suit, here’s what we can learn from tennis’ slickest spectators.
