Berdych to Head, Dimitrov to Wilson!!

[jepriy]

Grisha would fit perfectly with Wilson apparel. He's not quite the top player yet so this is good opportunity for him to get more dough from the sponsors.

Tomas I just cant imagine out of Nike. He's solid and seems to be promoting the brand well.

Nole should not move to Nike.

[SoBad]

What's going on with the Uniqlo 6-month outsole guarantee program?

[Bobby Jr]

Originally Posted by Ico

Looking to the future, there aren't many Nike players past Federer and Nadal. I suppose Janowicz and Goffin are the future of Nike Tennis?

That's because Nike have 100 people on their 'keep watch' list who you've never heard of yet. Mainly because they're under 20.

[PrincessAdam]

Dimitrov isn't getting dropped by nike... They just recently did something with him for the nike flame line. They are still going to be signing him. He won't be going anywhere

[T21D]

My question is "why does it matter whether Berd or Dimi go on to other brands?" Do those players players influence you to buy their products or pay their salaries? Personally, it doesn't matter to me. When Andre moved on to adidas, I thought, good for him. The dude is still getting paid after all these years.

[serve stopper]

Originally Posted by PrincessAdam

Dimitrov isn't getting dropped by nike... They just recently did something with him for the nike flame line. They are still going to be signing him. He won't be going anywhere

Or there getting as much as they can out of him before the switch

[gplracer]

Originally Posted by tistrapukcipeht

Let's be honest, Nike $ucks, low quality shoes and apparel. Not even for free I wanted their stuff.

Berdych/Del Potro/Dimitrov aren't going to dominate ATP so Nike is actually being smart and dropping them.

Another fact is, these guys come from small countries and may not be marketable enough. Nadal and Federer are from small countries as well, but they dominate the Tour unlike the others, who buys stuff because of Berdych and Del potro, Dimitrov.

I'd be surprised if they don't drop Tomic, Tomic might go to Yonex as well.

I like Nike. What would you call a "high quality" brand?

[tistrapukcipeht]

Originally Posted by gplracer

I like Nike. What would you call a "high quality" brand?

Yonex (anything), Lacoste (clothing), Sergio Tachinni (clothing), Asics (shoes), Mizuno (shoes).

I can't say about Mizuno and Asics' apparel though.

[rovex]

Originally Posted by Ico

. I suppose Janowicz and Goffin are the future of Nike Tennis?

That would be the obvious thinking there.

[Babolast]

Originally Posted by serve stopper

Or there getting as much as they can out of him before the switch

Exactly....

[Rjtennis]

I'm suprised by Del Po. He is still young and will probably win more slams. I'm sure Nike wanted to keep him, but didn't want to match other offers.

[NLBwell]

I'm never surprised about players changing sponsors (unless they have a "lifetime contract" - even these don't seem to last a lifetime). Doesn't need to be a conspiracy theory, just the best package available - money plus any other things that can be packaged.

[slal1984]

Nike is sponsoring 5 of the top 10 women...!!!

[lim]

Baby Fed leaving Nike?!

[Roforot]

I don't think Nike cares as they have Federer and Nadal.
I find their Dryfit clothing to be high quality even after several washes. Their shorts were weird w/ their drawstring, but now I like the simplicity. These shorts vent well and again have survived several washings w/out losing form/texture/softness.

[Ico]

Even a retired Fed will probably help Nike more than any other athlete...

[El Nino]

Will Dimitrov now just be another tennis player and less Fed comparisons will be made? He wasn't compared to Fed When he was wearing Adidas Clothing. The Fed comparisons were made manly due to the Nike clothing.

[フェデラー]

Originally Posted by El Nino

Will Dimitrov now just be another tennis player and less Fed comparisons will be made? He wasn't compared to Fed When he was wearing Adidas Clothing. The Fed comparisons were made manly due to the Nike clothing.

I think it was more of the fact that he pretty much has copied his style, uses the wilson racket, same strings, etc..

[dr325i]

Originally Posted by PrincessAdam

Dimitrov isn't getting dropped by nike... They just recently did something with him for the nike flame line. They are still going to be signing him. He won't be going anywhere

You must be correct. Ah, wait, I remember the Adidas Falcon line...

[Vertiz]

I don't think this is real but Nike HAS been pursuing some major athletes that would require a large amount of money. Rory for Nike Golf and Novak for Nike Tennis. If both come to Nike, the brand would certainly be shelling out major bills.