Destanee Aiava Serves Up Vintage Fashion Wins at the Australian Open—Is This Tennis or a Catwalk?

Hold onto your tennis rackets, because Destanee Aiava is making the Australian Open her own fashion extravaganza! Forget boring uniforms—Aiava is turning heads and turning back the clock by sporting iconic looks from tennis legends Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic.

This 24-year-old Australian sensation has been strutting the courts of Melbourne like her personal runway, scoring a spot in the main draw for the first time since 2021. And she's doing it all in vintage-style dresses that are anything but ordinary.

On Thursday, Aiava clinched a nail-biting victory while rocking the exact same pink Adidas dress Ivanovic wowed the world with at the 2010 US Open. Winning her final qualifying match 6-1 2-6 6-4 against Eva Lys, she’s all set to dazzle in the main event.

No big surprise, but Aiava isn’t stopping anytime soon. She's found her next fashion pick for just $35! In an ocean of bland outfits, Aiava stands out in a vintage pink Nike dress reminiscent of Sharapova's 2012 US Open look. Talk about fashion inspiration on the court!

“I just loved what they wore,” Aiava gushed about Sharapova and Ivanovic, clearly breaking away from current design trends, which she deliciously labels as "quite ugly".

Facing Belgium’s Greet Minnen in the first round, Aiava is ready to prove that hitting aces isn’t her only talent—she’s also serving fierce fashion realness. This tennis star, with her eye on a future degree in fashion design, says it all: “Even if you lose, it’s still kind of a fashion runway when you’re on the court.”

Though Aiava dreams of a sportswear sponsorship one day, she’s relishing the freedom that comes with picking her own unique styles. Until a brand snags her, Aiava is living the dream, dressing to kill and stealing the show match after match.

Let’s rally behind Aiava as she transforms tennis into a style showdown—because who says you can't look killer and play killer at the same time? Game, set, fashion match!