Most wardrobe malfunctions involve clothes coming off.
The problem with Grigor Dimitrov’s wardrobe–as any women in attendance would especially agree–was that it stayed on.
Dimitrov sported what can only be considered a disastrous warmup outfit when he arrived at Melbourne Arena for his first-round Australian Open match against Juan Ignacio Londero on Monday afternoon. To be more specific, it was a dark purple tracksuit with various yellow shapes littered throughout.
“I have [no] problem wearing anything, pretty much,” Dimitrov explained. “I actually love it. I love colors…. I love experimenting as well and when [I’m] out there, I don’t really think that much of the outfit. But it’s so good to feel comfortable. I’ve been fortunate with Nike to be able to have quite a bit of my input…. I love being different when it comes to things like that and so many other things. I think the outfit is fun. I don’t want to be vanilla.”
In that effort, the Bulgarian succeeded greatly. As did his current coach Andre Agassi back in the early stages of his playing days.
“Andre was very happy with it,” Dimitrov assured. “He was impressed. He was like, ‘Wow, I know where that comes from!'”
The world No. 18 clearly didn’t warm up well in the tracksuit and started slow against Londero before recovering for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 victory. Dimitrov awaits either Tommy Paul or Leonardo Mayer in round two, and a showdown with Paul could result in dueling tracksuits because Paul is a fellow Nike client and also not one to shy away from clothing shenanigans.
Please, no!
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