\n\tAlcaraz and Williams were both wearing pieces from Nike\u2019s Tennis Slam collection, with Alcaraz\u2019s<\/a> purple-and-orange reversible tank top already selling out in most sizes online. Everything about his look \u2014 save for maybe the sneakers and the racket in his hand \u2014 looked more inspired by basketball than tennis. It wouldn\u2019t be surprising to see the Spaniard\u2019s ensemble on New York\u2019s fiercely competitive public basketball courts and beyond soon.<\/p>\n \n\tSerena Williams\u2019 mesh tennis skirt also came from Nike\u2019s Tennis Slam collection<\/a>. That piece likewise drew clear inspiration from the kind of basketball shorts you might have seen someone wear in the Nineties, on the kind of hooper with a deadly corner three and a sneaky reverse layup. Instead, it was built for the likes of Williams, with her powerful serve and killer two-handed backhand. World No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka likewise wore a tennis dress from the Slam City collection<\/a>, with similar mesh accents. The collection extends to off-court pieces as well, all with an unmistakable basketball inspiration. There are T-shirts, sweatshirts, and zip-up tops.<\/p>\n \n\tComing off Wimbledon, with its strict rules about white attire, the U.S. Open\u2019s hard courts are an exciting place for tennis stars to flash their personal style. And it\u2019s fitting that Nike\u2019s basketball-inspired Tennis Slam collection would be the style star of this year\u2019s U.S. Open, held in the city that\u2019s still riding high from the Knicks\u2019 electrifying NBA Finals win. Even though Nike has decades of tennis pedigree \u2014 see Andre Agassi\u2019s unapologetically bold Nineties looks, for example \u2014 the Swoosh is still more closely associated with hardwood than grass or clay. Now, Nike isn\u2019t afraid to lean into that reputation, and the outfits are all the better for it.<\/p>\n \n\tYou can see some of the standout pieces from Nike\u2019s Tennis Slam collection below.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tNikeCourt Slam Men\u2019s Dri-FIT Tennis Shorts\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tAlcaraz\u2019s match-day shirt is sold out, although the shorts are still in stock. \t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tNikeCourt Slam Women\u2019s High-Waisted Tennis Skirt\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tThe skirt features a basketball-inspired mesh design, and comes in three colors.\t<\/p>\n![\"Why](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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