Ralph Lauren is making this year’s US Open tennis tournament look very, very good. The brand, which has been an official sponsor of the event for the last 17 years, revealed its official on-court uniforms for this year’s edition last week.
The centerpiece of the kit is the official shirt the game’s ball crew will wear on the court, and as in year’s past it’s made out of yarn derived from recycled plastic bottles. The design mirrors the abstract lines of the tennis court as an “exploded print,” and features bold blocks of yellow and orange against a navy blue backdrop. Some of the plastic used to make the shirt comes from Wilson tennis ball cans. The two companies collected 560 pounds of the containers during the 2021 tournament to turn into fabric, and will use this year’s cans for similar purposes.
