By DPA
New York : Roger Federer’s “Black period” has coincided with more tennis glory at the US Open.
The Swiss stepped up to lift his 12th Grand Slam singles title Sunday clad in the head-to-toe Darth Vader look that he trotted out at night during the New York fortnight.
While black shoes and socks are not exactly up Federer’s style street, he went along with the total package from his clothing sponsor.
“In the end I call the shots what I want to wear,” explained the man who will stay a few extra days in New York for the city’s annual Fashion Week.
“If they want to put me out in yellow, I don’t do it. I’ve done those mistakes in the past. I don’t want to do it again.”
But the dude usually clad in blue defended his night-time change-up.
“I thought all black is kind of a cool thing. I can only pull it off in New York,” he said.
“I started enjoying wearing a jacket at Wimbledon, kind of bringing something new to the Open, because I see many shirts out there I don’t like. I just want to make sure that one guy dresses kind of normal on tour.”
Federer said the US Open wasn’t his first venture on the dark side on court.
“I’ve actually played once in all black, once in my life, in one match. I think it was Hewitt in Paris a few years ago,” he said. “I liked the idea of having a separate day session, night session outfit. I actually enjoy the look, to be honest, and nobody pushes me.”