GetOutside20
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Haddad Maia back to Asics, per IG
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double_fault220
New User
Sponsor confirmed to be ASICS
asdad1109
Rookie
Called it
Mr Backhand
Rookie
Dino Prizmic from Pure Aero to Blade
That throat is Duel G.
Etcheverry to Yonex Percept (100 i assume)
Rosstour
Talk Tennis Guru
Um...fellas? Wow
Znak
Hall of Fame
Nice, great add — Wilson's women's line is really developing quite well.
Looks like Percept to me with this angle of the throat, he also has Yonex finishing tape on his tournagrip which suggests hes sponsored by them now
bobeeto
Hall of Fame
Percept color tour bag as well. I do believe the announcement is to come
Looks like Percept to me with this angle of the throat, he also has Yonex finishing tape on his tournagrip which suggests hes sponsored by them now
good pickup for them despite the loss to Machac today (who also at some point got a PJ on his SV)
Chokergoat
Rookie
Samsonova is now wearing a K-Swiss visor and Australian brand top. She’s been unsponsored by K-Swiss for close to a year now.
Subway Tennis
G.O.A.T.
As soon as BHM made that farewell post with Joma I think we were all expecting a big announcement that it would be a new partnership with someone on the level of ASICS, Adidas or Nike. Joma got good value from the partnership imo.
BHM is a very marketable player who is super consistent and she is popular in a big growth territory for tennis.
Break To Win
Semi-Pro
I find it so strange that a good tennis player like Samsonova doesn't have a clothing sponsorship
GetOutside20
New User
I wouldn’t say she’s particularly marketable for bigger brands.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Some players get so lucky with their kit and racket model colours matching up - these look like they come from the same range.
Etcheverry to Yonex Percept (100 i assume)
Sipho
Rookie
Arthur Fils unsurprisingly looks good in Lacoste. It's a great fit.
Lacoste shoes instead of Asics would have been perfect, but you can't have everything.
Lacoste shoes instead of Asics would have been perfect, but you can't have everything.
JJBurch
New User
Lacoste had advertised him in their shoes originally, so I'm thinking his shoe contract might run a little longer then he will make the move.Arthur Fils unsurprisingly looks good in Lacoste. It's a great fit.
Lacoste shoes instead of Asics would have been perfect, but you can't have everything.
Sipho
Rookie
Yeah, that was my biggest question: would he be Lacoste head to toe.
It's the only thing that I don't like about the Dimitrov move to Lacoste; that he still wears Nike shoes. It just sticks out and looks weird to me.
Djokovic... well, I personally can't stand Djokovic, so nothing would have worked for me in regard to him. And he has a huge contract with Asics, so I can't blame him for still wearing their shoes.
Medvedev has it perfect, he looks great in Lacoste head to toe.
On Fils still wearing Asics: I've always worn Lacoste, and I've always worn Asics shoes. But I stopped wearing Asics and switched to Lacoste when Lacoste started making "performance" shoes again.
Surely Fils and Dimitrov can do the same.
I mean, it's not like asking them to play with the Lacoste L.23 racquet too. I do that, but they don't also have to do that.
lim
Hall of Fame
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
What in the world are those shoes Caroline Garcia is wearing??? The only thing that Yonex markets that it could've been is the PCE 3 but it's certainly not those. It's the same profile as the New Balance 996s she was wearing the last couple years...even the outsole looks the same, as well as the placement of the Yonex logo on the inside is in the same place. Could Yonex have just put their logo on a pair of NB 996s? Or done some reverse engineering thing like what UA did with Murray's Barricades?
A new shirt, shorts, skirt or dress won't affect how you play. Shoes can be different. A player gets used to a certain feel and it's not always easy to make an instant change. Swiatek continued to wear Asics shoes for a time after signing with On, Rybakina continued to wear Adidas shoes for a time after signing with Yonex, Opelka continued to wear New Balance shoes for a time after signing with Fila, Querry continued to wear K-Swiss shoes for a time after signing with Fila, etc, there are many other examples. Often players who've worn a certain shoe for a while won't change until they have a break in their playing schedule to get used to a different brand. Not all shoes feel or fit the same. And some players do have separate clothing and shoe contracts.Yeah, that was my biggest question: would he be Lacoste head to toe.
It's the only thing that I don't like about the Dimitrov move to Lacoste; that he still wears Nike shoes. It just sticks out and looks weird to me.
Djokovic... well, I personally can't stand Djokovic, so nothing would have worked for me in regard to him. And he has a huge contract with Asics, so I can't blame him for still wearing their shoes.
Medvedev has it perfect, he looks great in Lacoste head to toe.
On Fils still wearing Asics: I've always worn Lacoste, and I've always worn Asics shoes. But I stopped wearing Asics and switched to Lacoste when Lacoste started making "performance" shoes again.
Surely Fils and Dimitrov can do the same.
I mean, it's not like asking them to play with the Lacoste L.23 racquet too. I do that, but they don't also have to do that.
bobeeto
Hall of Fame
Yeah I think a player exclusiveWhat in the world are those shoes Caroline Garcia is wearing??? The only thing that Yonex markets that it could've been is the PCE 3 but it's certainly not those. It's the same profile as the New Balance 996s she was wearing the last couple years...even the outsole looks the same, as well as the placement of the Yonex logo on the inside is in the same place. Could Yonex have just put their logo on a pair of NB 996s? Or done some reverse engineering thing like what UA did with Murray's Barricades?
Definitely looks like they stamped some Yonex logos on her 996s.What in the world are those shoes Caroline Garcia is wearing??? The only thing that Yonex markets that it could've been is the PCE 3 but it's certainly not those. It's the same profile as the New Balance 996s she was wearing the last couple years...even the outsole looks the same, as well as the placement of the Yonex logo on the inside is in the same place. Could Yonex have just put their logo on a pair of NB 996s? Or done some reverse engineering thing like what UA did with Murray's Barricades?
lacoster
Professional
Yes, it is definitely a reverse-engineered player-exclusive model, basically adding Yonex logos to an NB 996v4, which was discontinued last year.
Sipho
Rookie
Yep, some players switch right away and some don't.
That's why it was a question to me whether Fils would switch to Lacoste shoes right away, or even at all.
Dimitrov still wears Nike because I assume he's comfortable in them. And he's been with Lacoste for 6 months, so I assume he's just going to continue wearing Nike shoes.
With Medvedev I guess he had a hand in developing the then new Lacoste shoes?
So I guess they made them for him, more or less.
With Fils I see that he's at least working with Asics to coordinate the colors of the shoe with his Lacoste outfits.
So the fashionista in me can rest a little more easy in knowing that Fils does care about style too.
The whole "do what you do like you're doing it for TV" thing...
I'm sure Dimitrov will switch to Lacoste shoes eventually...Nike is stop making his custom Vapor 9, and Lacoste for sure will be making custom shoes for Dimitrov. Probably need some time to scan his feet and make custom shoes. Rybakina went Yonex head to toe earlier but kept wearing her adidas until this year, now she has her custom Yonex Eclipsion 5Yeah, that was my biggest question: would he be Lacoste head to toe.
It's the only thing that I don't like about the Dimitrov move to Lacoste; that he still wears Nike shoes. It just sticks out and looks weird to me.
Djokovic... well, I personally can't stand Djokovic, so nothing would have worked for me in regard to him. And he has a huge contract with Asics, so I can't blame him for still wearing their shoes.
Medvedev has it perfect, he looks great in Lacoste head to toe.
On Fils still wearing Asics: I've always worn Lacoste, and I've always worn Asics shoes. But I stopped wearing Asics and switched to Lacoste when Lacoste started making "performance" shoes again.
Surely Fils and Dimitrov can do the same.
I mean, it's not like asking them to play with the Lacoste L.23 racquet too. I do that, but they don't also have to do that.
Chokergoat
Rookie
Jabeur brings a new apparel brand to tennis (Kayanee, Saudi brand)
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
Go Kastles!!!
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
Bernarda Pera played for WTT team Washington Kastles.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Nice - I'm intrigued to see the kits she wears as personally I wasn't a fan of the lotto stuff.
racquetlab
Hall of Fame
Aboud Shelbayh from Head to Yonex
Sipho
Rookie
Yeah, I can see that happening.
Also, now that he's almost in the top-10, I can see Lacoste doing that for him.
If you're ranked in the 20s and 30s and not on TV all the time, then it's highly unlikely they would do anything like that.
Top-10, though... yeah, they may do that.
Very cool.
Look good, feel good.
Feel good, play good.
Get 'em, Ons.
the_faceless_player
Hall of Fame
Man that Saudi PIF money coming for the apparel world now too.
brinkeguthrie
Hall of Fame
The Fed Effect has hit golf; Tiger leaves Nike after 27 years.
Purestriker
Legend
Hard to blame him. Nobody is getting MJ’s deal and he is not playing then he isn’t as relevant anymore.
brinkeguthrie
Hall of Fame
the rumor I've read today is Nike may drop golf entirely. Could tennis be far behind? They'll just focus on team sports.
Purestriker
Legend
That is possible. Their products have gotten very mundane and there are so many new clothing and shoe competitors on the golf side. Could be the same for tennis, but I do still see a lot of folks playing tennis in Nike (myself included).
They won't be cutting the MJ brand anytime soon...that thing is a cash cow.
gino
Legend
thats not the case - they already executed a deal to license apparel to Srixon, but they will keep footwear indefinitely
tennis is likely to stick in it's limited capacity, especially with pickelball propping up racket sports vertical as a whole
Purestriker
Legend
You think the people playing pickleball care about what they wear?
gino
Legend
clearly of room full of nike board members believes so, wouldn't be my strategic move, but might save tennis from golf's fate
i do fail to see how your question relates to the future of nike tennis
Purestriker
Legend
You stated that pickleball was propping up racket sports. What has cost Nike in golf is not being innovative. So if they don't continue to drop new shoes (Mac Attack, Jordan issued Vapors) and only keep throwing out basic clothes then they will end up in the same fate as their golf line.
gino
Legend
Im probably nikes biggest critic on the forum. i've been wearing nike since 2004 exclusively and im well aware they havent innovated in tennis really since the GP turbo
pickleball is propping up racket sports popularity, which correlates with demand for gear. people google, pickleball shoes, and the nike GP offerings pop up. those are tennis shoes, so naturally the tennis segment will capture demand generated by pickleball players. that yields profitability & if they can sell shoes at retail MSRP it will also assure they maintain healthy margins. so yes, pickleball is propping up shoes/apparel sales in the racket sports industry and there's plenty of data to support that claim. Hell you could have even just tried google to see this dynamic play out: https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=nike+pickleball+shoes
Nike's innovation across all sports verticals has become a lesser focus, so im not sure what youre trying to say. do you think they will eventually just cease all athlete-centric offerings and become Oregon-based Gucci? pretty sure they have to course-correct at some point here
