THIGH AND MIGHTY! MEN'S SHORTS ARE GETTING SHORTER...

Tight-fit kit trend is re-Bjorn - and Rune is Quad Squad's leader

- BY NEIL MCLEMAN

SUPER short shorts are riding high again this summer as tennis fashion turns the clock back to the 1970s and 1980s.

Wimbledon stars like Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and John Lloyd were as famous for their tight-fitting kit as winning titles.

Then Rafa Nadal's long pirate shorts (inset) became the rage when he burst onto the scene 20 years ago.

Now a new generation of players will be showing more than a bit of leg at Wimbledon as temperatures rise on and off the court - and world No.8 Holger Rune is leading the new trend.

"It came naturally," laughed the Dane. "One day I was playing in very warm conditions and it just felt right to pull them up and it just felt good.

"We have a very good dialogue with Nike about what I like and they are open which is amazing.

"In the old days it was under the knees and now it is shorter and shorter. It is cool. It is all fun. There was a lot of talk about it and now that is kinda my style."