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Interesting he’s not wearing the silver/metallic shoes. He’s wearing the Olympic ones. Who’s your pick for the women’s?
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I’m just surprised that he isn’t wearing his USO gear since it’s still fresh/new. The RG gear is “out dated” so to speak, so not a good marketing strategy. As for the women’s, I would have to go with S.Williams. My two dark horse would be the Bulgarian player (forgot her name) and Genie Bouchard.
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Super Mario.
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That’s what I said lolSuper Mario.
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Just saw the Tommy Paul is the 2nd player to wear his RG outfit..strange I guess the players have a choice between their RG outfit and USO.
I think is good strategy because USO gear is sold out everywhere
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It’s not sold out everywhere..
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The writing was on the wall. Here in Europe, the prices of the top and shorts were back to their suggested retail level. Plus rafanadal_club IG has a raffle with the signed polarized blue outfit to win.
Still, the details are a mess. The wristbands were supposed to be Light crimson/(White) (the same as bandana), yet they are different. BTW: Does anybody what color that is?
The jacket is from his Wimbledon outfit (Lucid green logos).
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So it's a total ****all? I miss RF nike stuff again....
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PM if anyone interested in 9.5:
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Anyone here have the vapor x foams? If so, how do they run compared to normal vapors in terms of sizing and weight?
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Thanks for the pix. It seems odd that Nike gives him socks so big that the sock heel sits up on his achilles tendon.
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Yeah I’ve noticed too. Probably he asks for them that size, pulls them back tight. Dunno, see it likely due his personality. Very sensorial like. Gotta say, that all cotton, in the original Crew Essential look just like Roger wore too, would be so nice to play in.
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Nadal’s sock aren’t actually cotton. It’s a poly-cotton blend. I forgot what the name was, but it was an old school ‘00s Nike Tennis sock with Dri-Fit tech. It has a grey patch like on the heel. If you search many pics from various years, you’ll see he wore them throughout. As for his sock “set up” he either scrunch them up or tuck/fold it over like the 1/4 or ankle Nike socks.
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He's been wearing them like that for as long as I can remember.
I've been told, it's perhaps so that he can fit more padding/material around his toes.
IIRC, I've seen his socks on European sites, but yeah, they're not very common.
I still have some of those; they’re pretty thin.
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He also wears a custom insoles. He has bad foot problems since forever.
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Yeah they were. I’m not a fan of the Nike Court Essential socks though, before the current looking ones with the logo on the top. I always prefer the Nike Everyday-Plus socks aka Nike Dri-Fit/Polycotton blend.
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As do most pro athletes, I think... custom orthodics.
Apparently, his foot problems were so bad that he shouldn't have been able to play professionally... and that it's one of the causes of his knee issues. So it's really amazing that he's had the success that he has.
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really like the PE version of this shoe, wish we could get that
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Yeah that court ballistic sole with no air bag looks very stable
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Looking for help. Anyone know where I can find the challenge court all over tee that everyone wore during the USO and I see a few wearing during RG. Or did I whiff and miss out?
