TURIN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 13: Carlos Alcaraz attends the Blue Carpet Single Players Celebration prior to the Nitto ATP Finals 2026 at Piazza San Carlo on November 13, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Tullio Puglia/Getty Images)

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The ATP Tour Finals in Turin, Italy, get underway tomorrow. However, yesterday, the ATP’s elite eight took Turin by storm, upstaging WTA Tour finalists in the world of fashion.

When it comes to serving looks, the fashion-misters outshone the fashionistas. Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cabolli, Arthur Fils, Frances Tiafoe, and Rafael Jodar hit the ATP’s Blue Carpet Singles Celebration looking like 1990s runway models.

Pre-tournament group photos and parties are part of the year-end championship experience. The ATP’s high-octane night groove generated a different vibe from the WTA’s light-hearted girls-day-out atmosphere. The flashy fashion show was in stark contrast to the WTA Finals dressed down duds in the desert at Indian Wells.

When it comes to the competition, the ATP and WTA finals have similar lineups. Both tournaments are missing top players. Former No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 1 Elena Rybakina withdrew with an injury.

Rybakina ascended to No. 1 in September and arrived at Indian Wells prepared to play. She participated in pre-tournament interviews and a photoshoot. Sinner shut down his season in October due to a knee injury.

Both tournaments are missing mainstays. Winner of a record seven ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic failed to qualify this year. Five-time finalist Iga Swiatek could have qualified as an alternate, but opted to end her season in October.

Both tournaments include players making their finals debut. Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jodar qualified for their first ATP Finals. Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova and Marta Kostyuk made their first appearance in the WTA Finals.

But when it comes to making a fashion statement, from the venue to the threads and atmosphere, the ATP players separated themselves.

ATP Players Show Off Individual Style

Players arrived at the venue in luxury cars and stepped out into a Hollywood-style scene. But instead of a movie premiere, players walked up to a Stargate installation and posed on stage.

The attire was sleek and sophisticated. Medvedev’s long frame served as the perfect place to display a full-length coat over his suit. Cobolli, the Italian, sported a leather jacket.

Fils wore a black tuxedo and sunglasses, at night. Tiafoe, Zverev and Shelton, wore double-breasted suits.

WTA Players Go Casual

Meanwhile, the WTA players opted for a more casual pre-tournament event. Instead of focusing on fashion, the WTA highlighted players’ personalities. Players dressed in an array of outfits while standing around eating popcorn.

This year’s pre-tournament event was a departure from recent glamorous photoshoots. First, there was no full group photo. Svitolina, of Ukraine, reportedly refused to be photographed with Sabalenka, of Belarus and Andreeva, who is Russian. So players took photos is pairs and smaller groups.

Last year in Riyadh, and in more recent ears, the WTA Finals top players wore evening gowns and formal attire.

Finals Fashions From The Past

During the early days of the WTA Finals, players arrived wearing, whatever. Then around 2010, the influence of Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic brought more glam to the event.

From 2012 to 2014, when Serena dominated the tour, players wore after-five attire. They weren’t all in full-length gowns, but the look was high-fashion.

When Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray raked in the most points, the ATP Finals fashion photoshoots resembled college club photos with players dressed in the same or similar suites. In some years, the attire looked more like a corporate uniform, with players wearing the same pocket squares.

This year, the ATP players flaunted their individuality from head to toe. Alcaraz wore his long, wavy hair, Zverev sported his signature ponytail, and Fils paired cornrows with a freshly groomed beard.

Outside of mixed doubles, ATP and WTA players don’t compete against each other on the court. However, in the court of public opinion, in the fashion fight, the ATP routed the WTA.