Things got pretty awkward Monday in Paris as not one but two different matches featured players wearing the same outfits.
The first was David Ferrer's victory over Kevin Anderson, in which during the match Ferrer changed into the exact same shirt that Anderson. Both men are sponsored by Lotto.
In fairness to Ferrer and Anderson, there are slight differences between these outfits -- Ferrer is wearing a headband and the two have differently colored shorts and wristbands.
But later on, in Andy Murray's three-set win over Fernando Verdasco, the differences weren't as distinct.
Both Murray and Verdasco, who are sponsored by Adidas, wore a white cap, a bright yellow shirt and black shorts. They even had matching wristbands -- black on the right hand and yellow on the left.
2nd time today RT @BI_Sports Murray and his opponent...Brands are taking over French Open http://t.co/qklcX8KCFi pic.twitter.com/G6zbDJFMLM
— Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) June 2, 2014
The similarities made it hard for viewers on TV to tell the pair apart:
So Andy Murray and Fernando Verdasco are both wearing the same outfit, basically. Nearly impossible to distinguish from afar. #FenchOpen
— Andy (@FlowyDNA) June 2, 2014
As entertaining as the @andy_murray vs @FerVerdasco match was; the fact they both wore exactly the same outfit was confusing! Gr8 win Andy!
— Rula Zein-Iddin (@rula_z) June 2, 2014
It was nice of @andy_murray and @FeVerdascoFans to wear the same outfit today for this game. Not confusing at all. #FrenchOpen
— Jared Brown (@b_jared204) June 2, 2014
Is it just me or is this match #murray match a tad confusing? They're both wearing the EXACT same outfit @andy_murray #comeonmurray #oops
— Kathryn Jones (@Tallula_Jones) June 2, 2014
After comments from Maria Sharapova recently, Verdasco is probably pretty embarrassed that he showed up to the court wearing the same attire as Murray.
"Well, from what I've seen and noticed, you like to wear things a little bit baggier than maybe they should be," Sharapova told Murray, half-jokingly, about his fashion. "So I would probably advise you to maybe hire a tailor. It’s not very expensive, I'm sure you can afford it. You know it just has to be a little smaller, a little tighter, European style. I think you would look good with that."
