Tennis is known for letting its players show off their own sense of style, but not necessarily in the Davis Cup—where teammates almost always dress alike, from their warmup suits to their group-dinner suits to their on-court attire.

Still, players have found one creative way to make a fashion statement in Madrid: by practicing in jerseys.

Frances Tiafoe represented not only the United States, but also his hometown and the nation's capital, by rocking this John Wall Washington Wizards shirt:

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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, meanwhile, was born in 2000, but his kit choice was out of the '90s, with this old-school look from the current NBA champion Toronto Raptors:

Nick Kyrgios brought multiple options to Madrid, because of course he did. These included the Boston Celtics' Gordon Hayward, who was also a competitive tennis player growing up ...

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The Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons ...

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And the San Antonio Spurs' DeMar DeRozan:

And Taylor Fritz, for a change, went the soccer route, with a U.S. National Team jersey:

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Canada advanced to the tournament final, though with Auger-Aliassime sidelined by an ankle injury until Sunday's final match against Spain.

In the end, the winning jerseys were the ones worn by the Spaniards.

NBA Jerseys: Davis
Cup players' fashion
statement of choice

NBA Jerseys: Davis Cup players' fashion statement of choice

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Spain would seal a 2-0 victory over Canada thanks to Roberto Bautista Agut's beating Aliassime, and Rafael Nadal's topping Denis Shapovalov.