(VIDEO) Bizarre occurrence as Frances Tiafoe has logo erased from tank top
ATPWednesday, 18 February 2026 at 14:51
Frances Tiafoe had a strange start to life at the Delray Beach Open in more ways than one as he had his logos erased from his tank top by the supervisor.
Tiafoe opened up against Rinky Hijikata and the no.8 seed was halted before the match even begun as Joshua Brace, the umpire climbed from his chair and halted Tiafoe informing him that his shirt violated the ATP's rules on logos.
He was wearing a Lululemon ventilated sleeveless tennis shirt in black which featured the lululemon lego on his left chest as well as two logos on his right chest for tech company UKG and bank Barclays.
As the delay stretched on, the crowd started booing loudly while officials looked for a solution. The umpire stumbled on deciding to use a black marker and use it to colour the logo.
"If sleeveless, then two logo positions may be placed on the front, however neither shall exceed 6 sq in (3 sq cm)," states the ATP rulebook.
It wasn't the first time this had happened as Hailey Baptiste had the same thing happen at Roland Garros when she was stopped because the Nike logo on her headband was too big. Also the umpire used a black marker in that situation.
“I’m happy, I’m happy. Really happy about it. I thought I played pretty well tonight,” Tiafoe said in his on-court interview. “Thanks everybody for coming out. It’s nice to have another home tournament.”
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