Somewhere along the way tennis picked up a dress code and a nervous relationship with the mess. We're here for the version that's actually fun to play.

Temper is for players who never bought into the exclusive, status-driven side of tennis. We take the game seriously and we take the gear even more seriously. We just don't see the point in pretending it's always graceful. The sweat, the solitude, the forehand that worked yesterday and has quietly resigned today, the walk back to the baseline while you decide whether you still enjoy this.

That's the real game and it's better when someone else is out there having the same bad day.