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The U.S. Open doesn't start until August 25th and while the tournament's players are working hard to get their serves down, Nike's been working overtime to make sure it's marquee players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to be exact, look damn good in their gear. Because it's the pros, and because it's Nike, the stuff the gents will wear for their respective day and night matches are hardly the T-shirts and mesh shorts you might sport on the court. Instead, both Nadal and Federer will slip into cutting edge Nike Dri-FIT shirts (sleeveless for Nadal, a gentleman's polo for Federer) with laser perforations to allow air flow in and out of key sweat zones and shorts in the same perspiration-wicking fabric. Both men will make their way to the court in pieces suited to their sartorial tastes. For Nadal, that means a light gray laminated poly-knit zip jacket, while Federer goes old school, opting for a cotton-blend sweater in a hoodie silhouette. Footwear is where the playing field evens out for both men, with both lacing into Nike Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour sneakers for their big matches.

But a world champion tennis pro can't be expected to stick to one look at a big tournament like the U.S. Open and neither Federer nor Nadal plan to. When the sun goes down and the bright lights come up, both men will sport darker takes on their respective rigs, with Nadal opting for tonal charcoals while Federer makes a play for the murdered-out look. A laydown look at all the gear, below:

Roger Federer's daytime match gear:

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Rafael Nadal's daytime on-court kit:

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Federer and Nadal's night match looks:

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The Nike Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour sneaker both players will sport on court: