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Originally Posted by benraschke
...why not lock up the Joker now?
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Because Nike does their homework and doesn't think he's marketable or recognizable? Fed appealed to older fans because he reminds them of tennis when they were young; Nadal appeals to the young, anti-establishment fans. And maybe they have negotiated with his team and found their demands too high? We will never know (since none of us were involved in any talks) - he may have only gone to Uniqlo because they were the ONLY deal, not the best deal.
OP, thanks for posting - although I'm respectfully not buying. The tennis budget at Nike is a mere pimple on the proverbial 'large mammal's' rear end. For what the Rory contract is allegedly for, Nike would have to shutter the entire tennis operation.