, she tells the doubles partners known as “Fire and Ice” that they “don’t know what tennis is.” She jeers at Patrick's signature serve, saying a tennis game is not about self-expression:"It’s a relationship.” may largely be set on the tennis court, but it's much less about who's first to score 40 than it is about the players' desires and behavioral patterns.
While the words are never uttered in the film, the succinct, boastful phrase “I TOLD YA” does make an appearance on a T-shirt. Tashi first wears the gray, oversized tee in the film's 2006 timeline, and moments later, it’s revealed that it belongs to Patrick. Throughout the rest of the film, he wears the shirt, which was designed by the movie’s costume designer and Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson.from Adidas, Nike, and Uniqlo, meant to signify a character's success.
Years later, Patrick wears it again when meeting up with Tashi at a tournament in Atlanta. At that point, Tashi and Art are married and Patrick seems to see their marriage as no more than her means to remain with her true love: tennis. As the two have a one-night stand, the shirt, once again, says it all., the costume designer shared that he took inspiration from John F. Kenndy Jr. for Patrick’s style, citing his “effortlessness” and inherent “sex appeal.