the first tennis grand slam of the year the australian open is always a colourful affair its summertime down under which means that rod laver arena is bathed in the colours of the season we take a look at some of the hottest fashion trends from the tournament which has everything from neon shades and brushstroke patterns to patriotic themesserena williams shes known for her bold oncourt style statements and this year serena didnt disappoint the tournaments defending champs day outfit comprises a fluorescent yellow crop top with black cuffs and a pleated skirt with her black sneakers and head band providing the otherwise blinding ensemble a little reliefroger federer hes a class act both in terms of his style of play and his sense of style his usual polo with green andwhite horizontal stri pes has got a twist with a ribbedblade collarand yes theres so me detailing in the back as well eugenie bouchard the canadian singles players outfit had a very beachy feel to it hardly surprising since its the height of summer in australia even though she made an early exit from the tournament in the second round her outfit got plenty of approval with its gradient ombre stripes slim racer back and drop skirtrafael nadal the spanish bull is hitting 30 and its reflected in the pro gression of his style this year rafa who was known for his pirate fashion paired his white shorts with a whiteandyellow tee also had a little blue detailing on the back which was on display when he walked off the court after his firstround exit see pic abovevenus williams she may have made a shock firstround exit from the tournament but that didnt stop people from noticing venus dress which is from her fashion line in contrast to her sister serena venus favours prints and this year was no different as her vneck dress had a green blue and white brushstroke pattern it also had dark bluecrossed double striping at the bodicepetra kvitova petra may have added to the tournaments growing list of early exits but she stuck around long enough for her outfit to be something of a distraction since she wore a transparent skirt over her shortsincidentally her top was very similar to eugenies dressfernando verdasco the spaniard who famously sent rafa packing is wearing a tee thats on fire so to speak its a gradient shirt that does from orange to yellow with dark shorts and shoes that match the shirtnick kyrgios tennis current bad boy sure likes to make a statement with his oncourt fashion nick is wearing a redandblack sleeveless tee with white shorts and is sporting a stylized mohawklleyton hewitt this year was the aussies last grand slam he exited the tournament on thursday and he wore a patriotic outfit to mark the occasion his shirt is inspired by the australian flag and his shoes have complementary coloursmaria sharapova maria sharapova is known for her understated yet glamorous grand slam outfits so