US Open Threads, Part 2: Hits & Misses with Ian Mondul (40 Love)

The second part of our US Open Threads series dives into the fashion highs, lows, and surprises of the 2025 US Open with Ian Mondul of 40 Love . Anastasia and Ian go through their faves (Musetti, Sabalenka, Venus, Townsend, Sinner/Alcaraz), the biggest misses (Draper’s Vuori debut, Tiafoe’s tiger stripes, Adidas Y-3 backlash), plus surprises like Paolini’s shimmering ASICS dress and doubles teams turning out in matching kits. We wrap with overall takes on the rise of individuality in tennis fashion, why women’s kits outshone men’s, and the colors that ruled the Open: red and purple. 📺 Watch the video version on YouTube for slides and style breakdowns. 🎧 Listen to Part 1 with Jessica Schiffer ( Hard Court ) for the fashion x high-fashion crossover. - https://youtu.be/TkzNGPbDCUE?si=cz81m5wdIwXl42bF Chapters 00:00 Intro & Ian’s background 04:15 Faves (Musetti, Sabalenka, Townsend, Venus, Sinner, Alcaraz, doubles teams) 33:26 Misses (Draper, Tiafoe, On, Adidas Y-3) 53:39 Surprises (ASICS shimmer, Lehecka, Townsend, Nike walkout kits) 1:03:04 Overall takes: sleeveless era, individuality, women’s kits better than men’s 01:11:00 Outro Also We have Merch!!! Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/ground-pass-shop 💬 Don’t forget to give us a LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and drop us a comment ⭐️ Subscribe to Our Substack at - https://groundpass.substack.com Visit Our Website at - www.groundpasspodcast.com Email us at - groundpasspodcast@gmail.com Follow us for daily updates on Social: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast X: https://x.com/groundpasspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.