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Custom Gear
Many top players do not actually use the exact gear which they endorse and is available for the public to purchase. Tennis players are incredibly superstitious, and understandably don't always change sneaker models with annual updates. Players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Kei Nishikori, and Grigor Dimitrov are just a few examples of this.
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Jannik Sinner's 2025 French Open Outfit and Tennis Shoes
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Carlos Alcaraz's New 2025 Nike Shoes - Custom Nike Zoom Vapor 12
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Carlos Alcaraz's 2024 Olympics Outfit and Tennis Shoes
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Iga Swiatek's Actual Custom ON Tennis Shoes
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Rafael Nadal's Custom Nike Shoes Compared to Retail Public Pairs
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Roger Federer's 2011 French Open Final Racket Up for Auction
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Stefanos Tsitsipas' Actual Tennis Racket, Shoes, and Gear
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Roger Federer's 2006 Racket from Australian Tennis Museum Up for Auction
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Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Carlos Alcaraz's 2024 Australian Open Outfit and Tennis Shoes
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Rafael Nadal's Winning Racket From French Open Final Against Federer to Be Auctioned
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Jannik Sinner's New 2024 Custom Nike Shoes
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Carlos Alcaraz's New 2024 Nike Shoes - Custom Nike Zoom Vapor 11
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Roger Federer's Outfit Sells for $34,000 at Auction
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Novak Djokovic's New Black Head Racket 2023 US Open and Best Price
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Roger Federer's Match Worn Outfit From His Last Grand Slam Win to be Auctioned
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Iga Swiatek's Actual Tennis Racket, Shoes, and Gear
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Francis Tiafoe New Shoes 2023 Nike GP Turbo Update
Shop the latest gear Francis Tiafoe is the first Nike tennis athlete to be spotted wearing the Nike Zoom GP Challenge 1 at the 2023...

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Alexander Zverev's Actual Tennis Racket, Shoes, and Gear
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Rafael Nadal's Actual Tennis Racket, Shoes, and Gear
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Novak Djokovic's Actual Tennis Racket, Shoes, and Gear
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Roger Federer's Actual Tennis Racket, Shoes, and Gear
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Roger Federer's Nike Zoom Vapor AJ3 Black Cement PE Sample
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Rafa Nadal is notoriously superstitious, so it comes as no surprise that he doesn't always change sneaker models with annual updates.

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What Tennis Shoes Does Roger Federer REALLY Wear?
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Kei Nishikori's Custom Nike Shoes
Kei Nishikori has endorsed the Nike Zoom Vapor line since 2015, but his pairs are a bit different than retail pairs.

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