Iga signing with ON is a miss for Lacoste....

innoVAShaun

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pabletion

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hmm yeah maybe, but I think the modifications she did with Dieter Calle at the time of the (PJ or racket) switch was real. Or do you not think so?

I believe THIS was the "racquet change". They modified specs a tad. No idea what they did though....

But it was logical, since shes looking buff nowadays.
 
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I remember talking to someone at Tecnifibre when I was at Indians Wells (BNP Paribas Open) back in 2023 before it was officially announced that Iga had signed with ON. This rep was in full denial about how Lacoste/Tecnifibre didn't really want her to endorse Lacoste clothing and footwear. Yeah, right!!! Iga is a generational talent who will probably end her career with 10+ slams. That said, at least she's swinging Tecnifibre sticks for them! Huge Win for ON!!!
 

fox

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I remember talking to someone at Tecnifibre when I was at Indians Wells (BNP Paribas Open) back in 2023 before it was officially announced that Iga had signed with ON. This rep was in full denial about how Lacoste/Tecnifibre didn't really want her to endorse Lacoste clothing and footwear. Yeah, right!!! Iga is a generational talent who will probably end her career with 10+ slams. That said, at least she's swinging Tecnifibre sticks for them! Huge Win for ON!!!
I don’t even think they could afford her in the first place.
 

AM75

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I don’t even think they could afford her in the first place.
Why not? If they can afford Djokovic they definitely сan afford Iga.
Anyway it‘s probably best for Lacoste. She has no charisma, she was involved in a doping scandal, a lot of tennis fans think she’s weird. She‘s not really marketable outside of Poland, and in Poland people have no money to buy overpriced Lacoste stuff.
 
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fox

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Why not? If they can afford Djokovic they definitely van afford Iga.
Anyway it‘s probably best for Lacoste. She has no charisma, she was involved in a doping scandal, a lot of tennis fans think she’s weird. She‘s not really marketable outside of Poland, and in Poland people have no money to buy overpriced Lacoste stuff.
That’s why - because they already have Djokovic, Dimitrov and Medvedev. They were never much into womens tennis and Iga is 1-2 player in the world.
And just for your information, people in most countries don’t buy Lacoste staff because it’s overpriced vs quality. Even if they have money.
And on top of that you don’t have anyone marketable in womens tennis if you exclude Gauff.
 

AM75

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That’s why - because they already have Djokovic, Dimitrov and Medvedev. They were never much into womens tennis and Iga is 1-2 player in the world.
And just for your information, people in most countries don’t buy Lacoste staff because it’s overpriced vs quality. Even if they have money.
And on top of that you don’t have anyone marketable in womens tennis if you exclude Gauff.
People buy a lot of Lacoste stuff in France.
 
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