Victoria Beckham’s sporty-luxe spring ’14 collection is dominated by warm-up jackets, flirty, asymmetric-hem pleated skirts and crisp, Wimbledon Whites – felt like a canny tribute to this week’s U.S Open finale. Drop-dead sexy and equal parts sporty, it’s not often that a collection makes us want to practice our backhand and hit the bar.

But here, the only story isn’t the on-court esprit. Victoria Beckham continues to explore masculine tailoring and volume in a way that feels completely modern and smart, after moving away from the body-con silhouette that dominated her first few collections. Think easy walking shorts, half-sleeve cocoon coats and prim shirts…