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Roger Federer And The Secret Behind His Poetry In Motion Style Tennis

Published 06/22/2020, 1:44 AM EDT

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Roger Federer has a lot of love for shoes. In fact, he owns a stake in a Swiss shoe manufacturing brand called “On” in which he takes a personal interest.

However, the shoes that Roger wears on the court are always the ones manufactured by Nike. For a long time, Federer had a deal with Nike where the brand provided all his gear. However, very recently, he signed a ten year deal with Japanese manufacturer Uniqlo.

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Despite that, Roger retained his footwear partnership with Nike. That’s because he can’t bear to do away with his Nike Zoom Vapor X shoes. Let’s find out what’s so special about the footwear choice of Roger Federer.

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Why does Roger Federer prefer these shoes?

The Nike Zoom Vapor X is actually a very popular shoe in tennis. That’s because it’s very easy to move around in them while also enjoying a lot of support and stability.

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Usually, tennis shoes do away with either strength or flexibility in order to give out the final model. However, this shoe gives the perfect blend of both qualities. It also has a very clean finishing which takes care of the style aspect too.

It uses Zoom Air for cushioning which also provides a more comfortable feel to the person wearing it. The foot frame for the shoe is also larger and more aggressive than its predecessors. Coming to the most important question, the shoes are available online, albeit at a little higher budget.

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It could cost you anywhere between $500-$600 to get shoes which might provide you the closest experience to the one felt by Roger Federer. The confusion regarding which shoes he will wear in the future continues to remain a question.

He had earlier said that he would wear Nike till he is an active tennis competitor. There was news that he will wear “On” shoes for the Tokyo Olympics. It is clear that whatever shoes he wears will be the best in their category providing the best possible quality.

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Aryan Sharma is a WWE and Tennis author and editor at EssentiallySports. Being a journalism graduate from Delhi University, he combines his love for creating content with an astute knowledge of almost three eras of professional wrestling. He's also a Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova fan and likes to write on the social impact of these two legends beyond their achievements on the tennis court.
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