2020 will be the last year of Nadal and Nike

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Nicholo

Rookie
brownbearfalling said:
If this were true I think Nike would exit the tennis entirely. The newest shoe “vapor” “cage” 4 goes to show that losing Fed as an endorser is the Vapor shoe is showing in sales. Looks like Nike is putting all eggs in Nadals basket.

Apparel wise I think it is wise that Nike is not making $100+ RF polo shirts. I think polo shirts in general were only purchased by country club/ private club players. Even then private clubs in my area have relaxed to accept crew shirt (tennis specific apparel) as appropriate to the dress code.
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i don’t think that’s the case at all. Tons of young people wear Nike and in terms of tennis they often sport the challenger line. Rafa, while a force, is not as massive a brand with youth as one may think. And clearly with their youthful, experimental, urban collections it is that market Nike is going after. Rafa is a legend but not someone that market is interested in as a cultural icon. Players like Osaka and Kyrgios are more captivating and relatable to youth and Rafa’s market is more of a middle aged individual.
So Nike certainly has a future in tennis without Nadal..
 
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J B

Semi-Pro
asdad1109 said:
As a fan of change, this will be nice to see. Nike has been throwing in the towel with their tennis gear. They must be having interns design the gear.
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I think they throw darts at a hobby lobby and whatever it lands on they make into a shorts and a top
 
Rickenbacker4003

Rickenbacker4003

Hall of Fame
Finding this hard to believe. ‘Tuts’, his entourage friend works for Nike Spain and I think unless something really negative happened in Rafa’s relationship with Nike I don’t see him walking out on them in the twilight of his career. He doesn’t come off as a man who is hard up for money like Federer.
 
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Tennis_Hands

Banned
Rickenbacker4003 said:
Finding this hard to believe. ‘Tuts’, his entourage friend works for Nike Spain and I think unless something really negative happened in Rafa’s relationship with Nike I don’t see him walking out on them in the twilight of his career. He doesn’t come off as a man who is hard up for money like Federer.
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Awwwww! How sweet. More like there is no one that thinks that he is worth as much as Uniqlo thought Federer is worth, so absent such a bombastic offer Nike will still be the highest bidder (assuming that they want to bid).

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dr325i

dr325i

G.O.A.T.
I’ve heard, the thong manufacturer he’s wearing today, StuckUpMy, will make the outfit and socks for him after Nike
 
Mike Sams

Mike Sams

G.O.A.T.
Nadal could probably make more money from private labeling his apparel under his own brand name "Rafa". He'd get most of the revenue from clothing sales and he's a big enough brand to be successful. People often just jump on the bandwagon of a household name even when they don't follow the sport. Kinda like all the kids at school who wanted to wear "#23" because they knew it was Jordan's number. Nadal who is in contention for the GOAT label would get so many fans wanting to wear his gear. Rafa jerseys, Rafa tank tops, Rafa bandanas, Rafa shoes...all in different colours and designs.
 
Mike Sams

Mike Sams

G.O.A.T.
Rickenbacker4003 said:
Finding this hard to believe. ‘Tuts’, his entourage friend works for Nike Spain and I think unless something really negative happened in Rafa’s relationship with Nike I don’t see him walking out on them in the twilight of his career. He doesn’t come off as a man who is hard up for money like Federer.
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Probably the issue is that Nike invests more in NBA players than they do in tennis players. They offer more money to LeBron James than they do to tennis players since NBA is much bigger in USA than tennis is.
 
eman11

eman11

Semi-Pro
Yea, I doubt 2020 will be the last year Nike will be with Rafa. Although Roger is an ATG (and, for what it's worth, the GOAT in my opinion) and Nike let HIM go, I think the fact that Rafa has his academy will push Nike toward pursuing a big deal with him, since that is a way they can continue pushing the brand to the future of tennis.
 
TheGhostOfAgassi

TheGhostOfAgassi

Talk Tennis Guru
Mike Sams said:
Probably the issue is that Nike invests more in NBA players than they do in tennis players. They offer more money to LeBron James than they do to tennis players since NBA is much bigger in USA than tennis is.
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Nike will make Rafa the goat in tennis. Nike will literally have the goats in several sports. They will hype Rafa up like they have done w the others. Starting now.
 
Mike Sams

Mike Sams

G.O.A.T.
TheGhostOfAgassi said:
Nike will make Rafa the goat in tennis. Nike will literally have the goats in several sports. They will hype Rafa up like they have done w the others. Starting now.
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No idea. They never did that with Federer for the past 10 years. Not sure why they'd care to do it now with any other player all the sudden. Seems they only care about American stars. I'm only speaking from a Canada point of view. There's no hype for any tennis here.
 
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