Tennis fans divided over £112 Nike dress taking Wimbledon by storm

It’s the dress that has taken Wimbledon by storm. 

Whether you think it looks more like a lampshade crossed with a doily or is this summer’s must-have tennis outfit, Nike’s racerback top with a perforated skirt is everywhere. 

The all-white outfit was seen again today with Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka sporting it during her semi-final against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. 

With 16-year-old breakthrough star Mirra Andreeva also wearing it, as well as British number one Katie Boulter, some are sick of the sight of it. 

‘This Nike frock, which I’ve seen on several players at Wimbledon today, is a lampshade crossed with a doily and truly horrid,’ said writer Rose George, author of The Big Necessity. 

Others compared it to ‘a pair of curtains’, while Wimbledon fan Libby Farrier-Williams said: ‘Can Nike stop giving the women all the same dress, it’s really annoying me.’

Some fashionistas backed the design. Laura Ward, founder of luxury courtwear brand Exeat, said: ‘I like the Nike Dress – I think the body-con top and voluminous layered skirt creates a really flattering silhouette combo. 

‘I understand the doily comparison. But actually they’ve used a mesh texture to add interest to what would otherwise be unremarkable white fabric, plus it has the added benefit of creating cooling vents which, believe me, is a winner on court in the heat.’

The dress, which has divided opinion among tennis fans, has been sported by several players at this year’s Wimbledon, including Britain’s Katie Boulter

Aryna Sabalenka was the latest tennis star to don the dress on Centre Cout today as she battled against Ons Jabeur

The Nike dress is yet to sell out with websites still flogging it for £112. 

It’s also not the first time that the US sports brand has caused controversy at the All England Club. 

Nike’s 2016 Premier Slam dress was dubbed a ‘nightie’ and slammed as being the most impractical sportswear ever.