Roger Federer made his annual fashion walk at 1pm
to open match play on Centre Court, an honor given to the defending men's champion at
Wimbledon.
The 5-time winner also debuted his latest
Nike look for
The Championships, dropping his
blazer + slacks from last year for a simple
wide ribbed cream-colored cardigan with
gold piping and featuring a
crest on the left with his ubiquitous "
RF" logo.
The sweater was paired with the
Federer Wimbledon Polo and
Control Short that I
previewed last week. He also brought along his white
Nike duffle bag from last year and the new
limited-edition Wilson racquet bag.
But the world no. 1 was hiding another something special under his new sweater moment - a preppy
canvas d-ring belt:
The belt matches the cardigan colorway and showcases the "
5" insignia that's also found on his
Nike Vapors that
I wrote about yesterday. Here's what
Fed has to say about the
fashion change this year:
Two jackets were enough. It was like 'let's move on', but the jacket might be back next year. We thought something different would be nice. The result's nice - and I've got a belt this year too. It's nice. It's easier to wear than the jacket to be honest.
Oh yeah - back to
Fed's match. The stylish Swiss opened against good friend
Dominik Hrbaty, who he actually had never beaten (0-2). But he made good today
defeating the Slovak easily 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Clearly the on-court tension was at a minimum between these friends, even sharing a mid-match laugh. Nice way to start the tournament, eh?
*Via
Down the Line!
(images via Getty)
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