{"id":4827,"date":"2025-05-26T23:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/free-rafael-nadal-tribute-t-shirts-cause-500-resale-frenzy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T23:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:50:20","slug":"free-rafael-nadal-tribute-t-shirts-cause-500-resale-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/free-rafael-nadal-tribute-t-shirts-cause-500-resale-frenzy\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Rafael Nadal Tribute T-shirts Cause $500 Resale Frenzy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PARIS &#8211; A day after the French opening praised Rafael Nadal in court, dozens of spectators began selling clay-colored &#8220;Mercha Rafa&#8221; t-shirts distributed in Sunday&#8217;s tribute.<\/p>\n<p>The shirt, marked with the French phrase &#8220;Thank you Rafa&#8221; and the date &#8220;25.05.2025&#8221;, was given to fans attending the courtroom ceremony to celebrate the 14th French Open Championship. The T-shirts, distributed in different shades of clay, were part of the adjusted compliment. Fans were asked to wear them and created a huge mosaic on the stand that spelled &#8220;RG14.&#8221; This nods to Nadal&#8217;s 14 titles in Paris.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0526%2Fr1498524_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0526%2Fr1498524_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0526%2Fr1498524_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0526%2Fr1498524_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Within minutes of the event, the list began to appear on resale platforms, including the clothing market, which had 30 shirts listed as of Monday.<\/p>\n<p>One seller, Maxime Berthuis, listed his shirt for $570, with shipping costs being excluded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to wear a T-shirt anyway,&#8221; Berthuis told The Associated Press, adding that he bought tickets to the ceremony for under $43. &#8220;To be honest, I still don&#8217;t know how to spend the money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said he has received several offers since posting the listing yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Another user who listed the 2xL size T-shirt for $170 says it&#8217;s too big for her.<\/p>\n<p>Jills Moreton, president of the French tennis federation, said he was surprised at how much T-shirts were on sale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the prices I saw scared me,&#8221; he said Monday. &#8220;It&#8217;s a bit sad to see people benefit from &#8216;Merci Rafa&#8217; shirts. After the ceremony we were not going to collect them. We created something unique.<\/p>\n<p>Moreton said he had not received his shirt himself, despite standing just a few feet away from Nadal between his tributes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m also looking for a T-shirt, but I&#8217;m not trying to continue with Vinted,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS &#8211; A day after the French opening praised Rafael Nadal in court, dozens of spectators began selling clay-colored &#8220;Mercha Rafa&#8221; t-shirts distributed in Sunday&#8217;s tribute. The shirt, marked with the French phrase &#8220;Thank you Rafa&#8221; and the date &#8220;25.05.2025&#8221;, was given to fans attending the courtroom ceremony to celebrate the 14th French Open Championship. 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