Wimbledon 2016 Fashion Faults and Aces

Another major tournament, another round of sartorial outrage. Adidas' zebra effect at Roland Garros bred ballyhoo over Nike's so-called "negligee" at Wimbledon. Even so, the all-white dress code that the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club enforces on all competitors makes for rather constraining creative options—unless, say, your name is Bethanie Mattek-Sands. See below for the Spin's take on the style hits and misses of this third Grand Slam event of the season, including some non-player winners.

Giorgeous: Camila Giorgi has taken heat over time for her audacious, perhaps ill-advised styles, but it says here she looked classy in giving Garbine Muguruza all she could handle in the first round. Now, if only we could burn all her oversized scrunchies...

Loco for Coco: Coco Vandeweghe may not be well known for on-court fashion (yet), but she, Timea Bacsinszky and Samantha Stosur have rocked ASICS' two-piece set, replete with skirt slits for movement and, yes, a healthy measure of style. It's a clean cut that looks both high-end and weekend-wearable.

Accessory Abuse: Alexander Zverev's overuse of gold chains may or may not have weighed him down in submitting to Tomas Berdych in four hard-struck sets.

Pin-Ups: Chair umpires at this Wimbledon are looking the epitome of dashing or lovely in their pinstriped jackets. And leave it to Feliciano Lopez to lend a little on-court coaching to one working his match.

Best from the Stands: The seats can be devoid of style at some tennis events. Not Wimbledon. This little lady does it right, so right. As for the gents: Let's see what David Beckham sports when he arrives for the Championships.

Flappers: Nike got a lot of sad press ahead of Wimbledon for its baby-doll dress many players, including Eugenie Bouchard and Lucie Safarova, were to wear and did indeed wear. Sabine Lisicki refused it. Others had the dress reworked upon arrival in London. Still others sought to tamp it down by belting it or wearing a zip-up jacket over it. Despite mixed reviews, the Spin gives it a passing grade simply because it's talked about and, let's face it, it doesn't fly up any more than some other frocks out there on the grass courts. (Exhibit A: Radwanska, Agnieszka in Lotto.)

Mattek Attek: Bethanie Mattek-Sands has sometimes been pilloried by the tennis fashion elite (never mind, our sport doesn't have that) for her match styles. What's bold to some can be uncouth to others, but in this sigh-inducing whiteout, the Spin finds her fringe skirt and all-mesh hat refreshing. Always give them something rather than nothing.

Mirror, Mirror: Roger Federer met his match, sort of, against teaching pro Marcus Willis, who chose an RF-branded polo for their brief but memorable encounter. Regardless, Fed and Nike continue their unmatched doubles-style game together.

A La Carte: Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim rightly pointed out Federer's meet-the-pressed tee. Covet.

Why Try? In white, Adidas' Uncontrol ClimaChill tee induces yawns. It's much better suited to two-hue combos, as with the blue version. Dominic Thiem and former Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych deserve better. ClimaChill? More like ClimaComa.

Best Dressed: Serena Williams' ballerina-style dress in defense of her Wimbledon title drew raves from sister Venus (of course), but it's just plainly that good. With Maria Sharapova waiting in the wings for a WTA return, Serena is the only Nike player who gets a look all her own at majors, and at this of all majors, that's a damn good thing.

Nine out of EleVen: Venus Williams' dress is well-fitted and immaculate, much like her presence on these hallowed grounds where she's been once, twice, five times a singles champion.

Punctured: Muguruza made life hard for herself, dropping a second-round match and ushering herself and Adidas' perforated skirt out of the Championships. Are those hanging chads? We no longer have to care.

Non-Clothes: Feeling it in Fila, Sam Querrey served up the most stylish upset of the event (year? most likely) with his four-set takedown of Novak Djokovic.

Djoko No-No: Speaking of, Djokovic's Uniqlo style featured a lot of red for Wimbledon's subjective standards, but small matter. No one will see it again. That's too bad, as even in all-white, it's one of his better-cropped looks in recent times.

Head Games: On its socks and all, Hydrogen's skull logo provides a delightfully edgy contrast to the buttoned-up Wimbledon code, so cheers here to seeing Simone Bolelli in the draw once again. (And to seeing him sans palm-tree print, as with his Paris look.)

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