Not a new haircut, but he had a hair transplant for a good minute. Just that his hair is growing out slowly.And also a new haircut (not exactly pro's gear but ok)
RIP. It's still my favourite tennis shoe of all time.
Wow! Good spot. The supply of fresh 9.5s finally ran dry for Grigor!
Thanks! I’ve heard the Head Sprint Pros were close and the On Roger Pros makes sense cause Fed design them off the Vapor Pros. I would add in the Wilson Rush 3/4 as a similar pair, not sure which one specifically though.
Maybe, but that would be a sad day for the ITC (internet tennis community). Could have an investment with On though, since they’re growing.
Apparently he wore 3 different ones during the clay season last year so perhaps not a supply issue. I don’t play on clay as often so not too sure if they break down over time (traction)
Yeah hopefully so. It will be hard to switch over to a new shoe after 12 years wearing the same ones. But that really makes me question about Nishikori. I don’t remember, but did he ever signed with Nike for shoes? I know his is a custom Vapor 9.5 with Vapor 10 upper, Court Ballistec 4.3 toe guard and Vapor 10 outsole.
Superstitious indeed - I believe he also requests that the "W" stencil on his strings faces in the opposite direction from the logo on the buttcap (or he used to)
They do.
Is this the cheaper/ budget model of the speed? Nothing wrong with the shoe but interesting he chose the lesser model.Those doesn´t look like Gel Resolution, maybe they´re these Solution Swift FF?
Sounds about right lol v9 lives on!
But isn't durability one of the most important aspects of the shoe?
not when you are a pro who gets shoes whenever they want, no, you're generally not wearing them for a long time - you just want the highest performance possible, durability is not really an issue (though perhaps has become one for Grigor, but he swaps between a lot of different pairs to have different colors etc... so he isnt using one pair until they die)
Good spot. For a second there I thought Gasquet had got Dimitrov hooked on old no-longer-for-retail ASICS models like the Encourage or Enqvist pro modelLooks like Court FF Clay to me
Nice pics of Grig’s new hair - but why’s he wearing Hewitt’s old Davis Cup gear?
I actually called Tennis Warehouse back when Nike first rolled out the 9.5 to find out what the durability was like on that shoe.
Definitely a no go for me. Prior to covid, I would sometimes play five or six days a week. Typically at least several hours a day.
It's interesting that you say that. I have a racquet string that I love to play with called Babolat Pro Hurricane Excel Hybrid.
Imo he’s not switching over anytime soon unless Asics or someone makes a carbon copy of the ZV9T.I think Dimitrov might have head-faked us with the Nike -> ASICS switch
He will probably pull out a million PE clay 9.5s over the next few months to really rub it in. The teal Fed WTF colourway will be next.
How awesome would it be if ASICS made a sneaky Vapor knockoff with better outsole durability at the right price point. The demand would be so high they’d never be able to keep them in stock.
The hard part is that there’s little incentive for ASICS to do this so even if they had it for Grisho, it would just be a PE
Yeah that would be crazy. If Under Armour can do it for Murray with his Barricades, I’m sure Asics could too. It makes me wonder why he hasn’t tried On Clouds yet
They're all old/worn so they're just old ones he's collected/kept over the years and he cycles them in and out depending on what he's wearing etc...
