Dominik Koepfer‘s US Open shirt reminded many of the “No signal” sign from TV that was common years ago. The shirt from Bidi Badu captured many fans’ attention.

On its website where the shirt is available for sale, Bidu Badu says,

“We all remember the time when cell phones, the Internet, social media and television were not available 24/7. As kids, we sometimes found those times boring, but now we sometimes long for those same times back. When the focus was only on us. No distractions… That’s exactly the feeling we want to convey with our New York collection. Full concentration on the game, no distractions. No signal. A tribute to the time when the test card on the TV gave us the time to focus only on ourselves. The top provides optimal freedom of movement with an elastic and breathable material”

Give it to Bidi Badu for creativity and bringing back old memories.

It was not just the fans who were excited by the no-signal shirt. Even the US Open social media team got into the action.

Dominik Koepfer ended his first-round match against Carlos Alcaraz after a set and a half due to an ankle injury.

Carlos Alcaraz is now wearing an exclusive Nike line of apparel. Only very few players have received that kind of treatment from Nike. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal used to wear exclusive clothing lines from the American brand.

Most players sponsored by Nike wear similar apparel at the tournament. This has led to many awkward moments on the tennis court when two players on the court, both sponsored by Nike, are wearing identical clothes.

But Nike has made exceptions for top players. Now Carlos Alcaraz seems to have made the cut to the top tier. At the 2023 US Open, he was wearing a sleeveless Nike shirt, a first for him.

Tennis pundits believe Carlos Alcaraz has the complete game to dominate tennis for a long time. So it’s not surprising that Nike has jumped on the Alcaraz bandwagon with an exclusive line of apparel.