{"id":859331,"date":"2026-09-24T19:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859331\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:54:28","slug":"exclusive-tenniss-biggest-stars-make-the-case-for-the-hyper-neutral-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859331\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Tennis\u2019s Biggest Stars Make the Case for the Hyper-Neutral Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/gallery\/us-open-2026-celebrity-style-outfits-09-14-2026\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grand Slam<\/a> season is over, but this weekend will see some of tennis\u2019s greatest talents square off in London for the ninth annual Laver Cup. Founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/roger-federer-rolex-of-the-year-8-26-26\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roger Federer<\/a> as a tribute to the great Rod Laver, the tournament pits six top players from Europe against six from the rest of the world for bragging rights and a $1.5 million pot. (The event is sanctioned by men\u2019s tennis\u2019s governing body, the ATP Tour, but ranking points are not rewarded.) This year\u2019s European squad includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/carlos-alcaraz-looks-cool-as-hell-us-open-2026\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/alexander-zverev-us-open\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alexander Zverev<\/a>, and Flavio Cobolli, while Team World\u2019s lineup includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/taylor-fritz-routine-excellence\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taylor Fritz<\/a>, Alexander Bublik, and Alex de Minaur.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Taylor Harry Fritz Clothing Formal Wear Suit Coat Blazer Jacket Adult and Person\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260923_Laver%20Cup_Shot%2002_0379.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Fritz<\/p>\n<p>Dan Martensen \/ Courtesy of Laver Cup<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the weekend\u2019s hardcourt showdown, both teams assembled at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, where god-tier stylist and GQ legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/jim-moore-hunks-and-heroes-stories\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Moore<\/a> decked them out for an editorial-style shoot in a selection of earth-toned tailoring from some of the world\u2019s most auspicious brands and a grip of Oliver Peoples eyewear. \u201cI always feel good in a suit,\u201d said Cobolli, currently ranked seventh in the world, who appears in a grey pinstriped suit by Brunello Cucinelli over a buttoned-up white polo. \u201cI always feel like a model. Maybe in another life, I\u2019d be a model, because I like wearing different things. I love moda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Taylor Harry Fritz Patrick Rafter Clothing Coat Blazer Jacket Formal Wear Suit and Accessories\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260923_Laver%20Cup_Shot%2002_0296.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Fritz and Patrick Rafter<\/p>\n<p>Dan Martensen \/ Courtesy of Laver Cup<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Casper Ruud Alexander Zverev Blazer Clothing Coat Formal Wear Jacket Suit Adult and Person\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/260923_Laver%20Cup_Shot%2001_0266.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev, Flavio Cobolli, and Casper Ruud<\/p>\n<p>Dan Martensen \/ Courtesy of Laver Cup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grand Slam season is over, but this weekend will see some of tennis\u2019s greatest talents square off&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,137007,428],"class_list":["post-859331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-suits","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}