The tennis polo sits in a very specific and useful part of the wardrobe and most men have never quite found the right one. It is not the same as a regular polo. The collar is crisper, the placket more considered, the whole thing cut with a neatness that makes it look deliberate rather than default. Worn with tailored shorts and clean trainers it looks like you have thought about it. Worn under a lightweight jacket it holds its own in smarter company than you might expect.

What we have been looking for here are versions that hold their structure after washing, sit well without being too fitted, and come in colours that work beyond the court. The fabric weight matters more than most people realise. Too thin and it creases badly. Too stiff and it loses the ease that makes the style worth wearing in the first place. These are the ones that get the balance right.