After Stan Wawrinka's impressive victory over Novak Djokovic, people can't stop talking about the French Open champ's shots -- and shorts.

Mind-bending shots like this one led Djokovic to call Wawrinka's backhand "one of the best" he's seen in the game.

As for the shorts, well, it doesn't take a tennis enthusiast to appreciate them.

Throughout the tournament Wawrinka wore a pair of red, white and grey checked shorts that quickly became the talk of Twitter. Lots of people loved the shorts, including one mom who knows a thing or two about tennis:


But not everyone had nice things to say:





Wawrinka himself didn't approve of the shorts initially but came to cherish them by the end of the tournament:


He even brought a pair with him to his postmatch press conference:


Fans looking for another colorful Grand Slam outfit from Wawrinka will have to wait until the U.S. Open, as Wimbledon has a strict all-white rule.

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What Tennis Legends Look Like Today

 

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras, 41, won 14 Grand Slam singles titles (1988-2002).

 

Pete Sampras

Sampras left on top, winning the 2002 U.S. Open and then retiring the following year.

 

Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi, 42, won eight Grand Slam championships during his career (1986-2006).

 

Andre Agassi

He also captured an Olympic gold medal.

 

Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf, 43, of Germany, has 22 Grand Slam singles titles (1982-1999).

 

Steffi Graf

She is the only player to achieve a Calendar Grand Slam, winning all majors on four different types of tennis court (1993-1994). Graf has an Olympic gold medal as well. She has a son and a daughter with husband Andre Agassi.

 

Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport, 36, has three different Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles, and she is an Olympic gold medalist (1993-2011.)

 

Lindsay Davenport

She is not technically retired yet and still competes, but she has been taking several breaks over the last six years to give birth to her three children.

 

Monica Seles

Monica Seles, 38, has won eight Grand Slam titles for her native country, Yugoslavia, and one more championship as a U.S. citizen (1989-2003). In 1990, Seles became the youngest ever French Open champion at age 16.

 

Monica Seles

After a series of wins over Steffi Graf, Seles was stabbed in the back during a game by a crazed Graf fan in 1993. Seles took a two-year break before returning to the court.

 

Martina Navratilova

Czech-born Martina Navratilova, 56, won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 major mixed doubles titles (1975-1994).

 

Martina Navratilova

Navratilova won Wimbledon eight times, including a run of five consecutive titles.

 

Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis, 31, of Switzerland, has five Grand Slam singles titles, nine women's doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title (1994-2006).

 

Martina Hingis

At Wimbledon, she became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam title at age 15 in 1996.

 

Boris Becker

Boris Becker, 45, of Germany, has six Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal in doubles (1984-1999).

 

Boris Becker

He is the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17.

 

Stefan Edberg

Stefan Edberg, 46, of Sweden, is the only player to reach a 'Junior Grand Slam,' winning all majors at a junior level.

 

Stefan Edberg

He won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (1983-1996). Edberg is the childhood idol of Roger Federer.

 

Bjorn Borg

Björn Borg, 56, of Sweden, won 11 Grand Slam singles titles (1973-1984).

 

Bjorn Borg

After almost going bankrupt after he retired, Borg launched the Bjorn Borg fashion label, which is the second most popular fashion company in Sweden after Calvin Klein.

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