Although Nike Court's pale pink kits dominated the fashion scene at the 2018 Australian Open, the Adidas jumper stole the show.

The first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open usually ushers in players wearing bright blues, greens, and yellows, reflective of the country’s sunny summer season. However, Nike chose a putrid pink color to showcase its fleet of stars.

At times, the Nike outfits seemed like factory-issued uniforms. Nike calls the color “lava glow.” Hmm, lava glow must be Nike speak for hot mess.

As usual, Nike's biggest stars escaped the obligatory company standard. Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer wore looks synonymous with the styles they've developed over the years.

Always among the best dressed, Federer did not disappoint in a sporty polo shirt with lava glow and charcoal strips across the chest. Federer's classic, well-tailored kit stood out among the otherwise ugh-worthy outfits worn by Nick Kyrigos, Frances Tiafoe and many others. The No. 3 seeded Grigor Dimitrov wore something similar to Federer's gear, but not quite as nice.

How fantastic was it to see Rafael Nadal wearing his vintage Rafa sleeveless tank? Vamos!

Sharapova usually lands near the top of the leaderboard when it comes to Grand Slam fashion. But this time, her mostly see-through dress gets a mere “meh.” The dress is neither hot nor cold. It's lukewarm and underwhelming for a fashionista like Sharapova.

Madison Keys, Eugenie Bouchard, and Elina Svitolina wore two-piece ensembles in a lighter shade of lava glow. They looked far better than the men wearing Nike. Yet, they were upstaged by the Adidas-wearing women.

Perhaps inspired by the buzz generated when French player Alize Lim wore a blue Le Coq Sportif jumper at the 2016 French Open, Adidas rolled out its first blue jumpsuit.

Worn by another French player, Kristina Mladenovic, the 3-in-1 jumper looks as comfortable as it does adorable. Adidas calls it the Melbourne jumpsuit, apropos for a kit in colors nearly identical to the official Australian Open logo.

Angelique Kerber wore a two-piece with similar styling and color, punctuated by a braided racerback tank. Naomi Osaka and Jelena Ostenpenko wore Melbourne two-piece kits in pastel or as Adidas calls it, chalk blue.

Agnieszka Radwanska looked darling in a Lotto Spring Nixia dress in Green Thai, with ruffled hem.

Meanwhile, semifinalist Marin Cilic rocked Fila's ultra-cool Set Point collection, an updated shout out to retro tennis wear.

In contrast, Tennys Sandgren's Mizuno neon yellow and gray kit just shouted out…as in loud. Nothing says journeyman like sporting a kit that looks like something you would pick up at Dick's Sporting Goods.

Few kits were as bad as Fabio Fognini's “camouflage in blood” disaster from Hydrogen. The camo print is a hit or miss look based on the color. It looked great on Simone Bolelli at the 2015 U. S. Open. But that was in more traditional camo colors.

Besides, black and red camo seem at war with the festive summer colors many other players are wearing.  

It's summer in Melbourne. Temperatures topped 100 degrees. So, let's give it up for the blue, green, sheer and mesh. This year's best-dressed players at the Australian Open understood the reason for the season.