Contract with Head expires at the end of the year!

[lambros]

Novak will go with whoever pays more.

[kimguroo]

Originally Posted by lambros

Novak will go with whoever pays more.

Agree too. records show he changed his endorsements whoever pays more.
Adidas to ST
ST to Uniqlo
Wilson to Head
Head to ???

Racket might not be same situation like Apparel endorsements though, Since Apparel does not make him playing better tennis hahaha. Changing racket might need to have adjustment periods and no one wants to waist any time in their career. realistically Wilson, Head and Babolat might be the company who might be able to offer the decent contract to ND. I will be very surprised if Yonex even try to offer any contract to ND. I think rest of racket companies won't be able to make any offer to ND. Wilson and Babolat already have many endorsements so Head might be the front runner.
Business is business so his management will be big part of this game. will see who will be willing to spend extra $$$.

[dr325i]

Originally Posted by kimguroo

Agree too. records show he changed his endorsements whoever pays more.
Adidas to ST
ST to Uniqlo
Wilson to Head
Head to ???

Racket might not be same situation like Apparel endorsements though, Since Apparel does not make him playing better tennis hahaha. Changing racket might need to have adjustment periods and no one wants to waist any time in their career. realistically Wilson, Head and Babolat might be the company who might be able to offer the decent contract to ND. I will be very surprised if Yonex even try to offer any contract to ND. I think rest of racket companies won't be able to make any offer to ND. Wilson and Babolat already have many endorsements so Head might be the front runner.
Business is business so his management will be big part of this game. will see who will be willing to spend extra $$$.

Silly guy! Who in their right mind would go for more money if there is an opportunity?!

Anyway, how do you know the terms of his previous contracts??? My understanding is that UNIQLO did not really give him more than ST per contract terms, however, ST miscalculated the bonuses and could not pay...

[UCSF2012]

If he didn't sign with giants like Nike and Adidas (and instead Uniqlo), maybe it's not money he's after. I think he's after something that's unique his. Originality and notoriety is what he wants: something no other player has, and he wants a company that can deliver it to as many customers and fans as possible.

Sergio Tachini was fairly unique but lacked the ability to deliver product supply to the masses. He dropped them.

The Head Speed series are his, in the way Federer has the Tour 90's, Nadal somewhat has the AeroPro, and Sampras had the 88.

[kimguroo]

Originally Posted by dr325i

Silly guy! Who in their right mind would go for more money if there is an opportunity?!

Anyway, how do you know the terms of his previous contracts??? My understanding is that UNIQLO did not really give him more than ST per contract terms, however, ST miscalculated the bonuses and could not pay...

Ha. there is no silliness for this kind of thread.
no one knows about actual ND's contract. we only guess/speculate his contract. I felt that if ND is loyal to certain company, he might take less money to stay. Especially, I don't understand Adidas to ST. Adidas and ND lunched ND's own brand then ND went ST... this incident strongly indicates that ST offered more money. Also If uniqlo does not give more money than ST, Why he signed with Uniqlo instead of restructuring contract with ST?
there is so many things no one can answer perfectly unless someone worked for these contracts. Just don't act like you know everything.

[ollinger]

Notwithstanding the money, eastern Europeans seem to have a particular affinity for Head products. A Romanian friend of mine only plays with Head and tells me people in that region, perhaps because of the proximity to "Head"quarters in Austria, would rather play with Head products, all other things being equal. So I imagine it might be difficult to lure Novak away as Head could likely match the money.

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by ollinger

Notwithstanding the money, eastern Europeans seem to have a particular affinity for Head products. A Romanian friend of mine only plays with Head and tells me people in that region, perhaps because of the proximity to "Head"quarters in Austria, would rather play with Head products, all other things being equal. So I imagine it might be difficult to lure Novak away as Head could likely match the money.

They also had a affinity for Fischer, Kneissl, and Voelkl racquets. I think its a trend.

[Roddickulous]

Babolat seems like it'd be the best choice for him, they're clearly doing the best job marketing right now and if his contract was incentive laden it would make him even more money. Babolat would monopolize the market if he joined, conversely, Head would definitely go bankrupt within 3-5 years if he leaves their brand.

[BLiND]

One thing is for sure, he'll stick to his Wilson nBlade 98 racquet regardless of who he goes with since he keeps winning, likely stay with head since he already has them painted... I can't imagine he could realistically pull it off as a Babolat paint-job, the throat is WAY different.

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by BLiND

One thing is for sure, he'll stick to his Wilson nBlade 98 racquet regardless of who he goes with since he keeps winning, likely stay with head since he already has them painted... I can't imagine he could realistically pull it off as a Babolat paint-job, the throat is WAY different.

Nope, He Never used the NBlade!

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by Roddickulous

Babolat seems like it'd be the best choice for him, they're clearly doing the best job marketing right now and if his contract was incentive laden it would make him even more money. Babolat would monopolize the market if he joined, conversely, Head would definitely go bankrupt within 3-5 years if he leaves their brand.

Funniest post of the thread!

[BLiND]

Originally Posted by vsbabolat

Nope, He Never used the NBlade!

Which Wilson frame does he use then I thought it was the nBlade 98, was the one before this?

I know he started off using Head Radical MP, then changed to Wilson 98, and he's stuck with this ever since.

[BLiND]

This doesn't really conclude anything but is useful to see the difference with the Speed Pro you can buy... clearly the beam is thicker (but not as wide), its also slightly thicker at the tip, and head shape slightly different...

http://tennisopolis.com/forum/topics...ource=activity

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by BLiND

Which Wilson frame does he use then I thought it was the nBlade 98, was the one before this?

I know he started off using Head Radical MP, then changed to Wilson 98, and he's stuck with this ever since.

He Started out using the LM Radical MP, Switched to the Wilson H22 (which is a frame only available to Tour players), and then Switched back to the HEAD using a frame that is custom made from the Microgel Radical MP.

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by BLiND

This doesn't really conclude anything but is useful to see the difference with the Speed Pro you can buy... clearly the beam is thicker (but not as wide), its also slightly thicker at the tip, and head shape slightly different...

http://tennisopolis.com/forum/topics...ource=activity

Djokovic's frames are from the MG Radical Mold.

That site ripped off Fabfed!!!!! He owns the racquet and took all those photos!
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...highlight=nole

[Babolast]

Originally Posted by Roddickulous

Babolat seems like it'd be the best choice for him, they're clearly doing the best job marketing right now and if his contract was incentive laden it would make him even more money. Babolat would monopolize the market if he joined, conversely, Head would definitely go bankrupt within 3-5 years if he leaves their brand.

Agree with everything. Great post.

[Federerkblade]

Originally Posted by Babolast

Agree with everything. Great post.

don think so and its not gonna happen joker isnt gonna mess with his racquet

[djokovicgonzalez2010]

Dunlop, players never regret switching to them

Really, stick with Head unless Wilson/Prince/Yonex/Babolat offers a ton of money

[Roddickulous]

Originally Posted by djokovicgonzalez2010

Dunlop, players never regret switching to them

Really, stick with Head unless Wilson/Prince/Yonex/Babolat offers a ton of money

Clearly you're forgetting Verdasco and Davydenko, they definitely regret switching to Dunlop.

[coloskier]

Babolat has to do something to lure Novak, now that Nadal will probably be retiring due to his knees.