The 'Menswear Guy' issues review, and fashion advice, for suited up ATP Finals players

We all love a tennis stat, so here’s one for the style watchers: For the first time since 2018, all of the Top 8 players at the Nitto ATP Finals suited up for the iconic group photo.

The fashionable move makes sense, as about half of the player field is sponsored by major fashion houses like Jannik Sinner with Gucci, Taylor Fritz with BOSS, Casper Ruud with Dior and Carlos Alcaraz with Louis Vuitton.

Even without the partnerships, there was a variety of styles and fits on display as players rocked luxury watches, contrasting jackets and trousers, and in one case, a shoelace as a belt (looking at you, Daniil Medvedev) to the Media Day photo op in Turin’s Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento.

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But the often eclectic fashion choices were met with mixed reviews by fans online—and now even Twitter’s famous “Menswear Guy” has weighed in.

Known for his viral commentary on the state of men’s fashion, Derek Guy took to X to share a side-by-side comparison of the event’s photo and one featuring a smartly suited Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and more in London.

“Some of the outfits on the right have bad color choices,” he wrote. “But most conspicuously, they are missing ties, which makes the outfits look very plain…”

Guy went on to dish out specific style advice for a few of the players in a tweet thread, before ultimately issuing his verdict:

“For a group photo taken for an important occasion, I think it would look better if everyone just wore a normal suit and tie,” he concluded. “This is a simple uniform that flatters everyone, shows unity, and will make for a good photo.”

Do you agree with the Menswear Guy’s fashion takes? We’re breaking down every look—along with Guy’s advice—before you make up your mind.

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“Many of these jackets look bad because they are too soft for the wearer,” Guy writes, as he highlights Sinner and Andrey Rublev as examples.

Sinner, a global brand ambassador for Gucci since 2022, was dressed in a custom navy suit and wearing Horsebit loafers by the brand, while Rublev was seen in a textured cashmere and silk double-breasted jacket by Giorgio Armani.

“The jacket needs a bit more padding, a stiffer haircloth and canvas, and frankly better tailoring... It's not that soft tailoring is bad, but sometimes it does not look good on certain people."

His advice to Taylor Fritz, a global brand ambassador for BOSS, had more to do with fabric and texture:

"Grey sport coats can also be very hard to wear because they look too much like suit jackets," he wrote. "If you get one, it's much safer to go with a tweed, as tweed has a ton of texture that distinguishes it from businesswear."

Several players rocked double-breasted jackets with contrasting pants for the occasion, including Casper Ruud and Alex de Minaur.

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Ruud became a Dior ambassor this summer ahead of the Olympics, and once caught the eye of Vogue's Anna Wintour during a New York Fashion Week event.

“This outfit is odd partly (because) it's missing the three buttons on a DB (double-breasted jacket),” Guy said of Ruud's look. “But also DBs are easier to wear as suits, rather than sport coats. If you get a DB sport coat, make it navy.”

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"It's also always easier to wear a tailored jacket when the jacket is darker than the pants," he added.

"You can do the reverse (sometimes called 'Northern Lights' among menswear nerds), but it requires a good eye."

Alcaraz seemed to be putting that advice to work already, as the Louis Vuitton global ambassador rocked a darker navy jacket and lighter tan pants to the Turin blue carpet.

Guy's tweet thread, shared to his more than 1.2 million followers on X, has already generated another wave of disussion around tennis and fashion—and has sent fans racing to the replies to defend their faves.

But the Menswear Guy had no notes for Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, who wore some of the fans' favorite—and most discussed—looks of the evening.

Medvedev took business casual to a new level as he rocked white Lacoste sneakers and a shoelace belt with his black jacket and gray pants, while Zverev wore a blue pinstriped suit with a sleeked-back bun.

Sinner leads the Ilie Nastase Group of Medvedev, Fritz and De Minaur in Turin, while Alcaraz headlines the John Newcombe Group, which includes Zverev, Rublev and Ruud.

Main draw action begins on Sunday, 10 November.

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