Answer: Tennis and Fashion How Tennis Has Influenced Fashion . 1. Chris Evert. At the US open in 1987, Chris Evert halted her play because she had dropped her diamond bracelet somewhere on the tennis court. From that time on, major jewelers like Tiffany decided to create their own bracelets in Evert’s style and penned them as tennis bracelets. Today, diamond tennis bracelets are still highly popular. 2. Rene Lacoste