All Racquet Sports articles – Page 23
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ArticleA second leg for Tennis-Point in the U.S.
Building up on its recent acquisition of Midwest Sports, which was completed last month, Signa Sports United (SSU) is consolidating its penetration of the U.S. market with a binding agreement to acquire Tennis Express, one of the country’s leading online tennis retailers. The two operations will be folded by SSU ...
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Wilson launches collection of eco-friendly tennis racquets
Wilson Sporting Goods has celebrated Earth Day (April 22) with the launch of The Naked Series, which it claims to be its most sustainable racquet yet. The limited-edition Naked Series features unpainted tennis racquets, with non-dyed Agiplast bumper and grommets, a biodegradable PU grip, and sustainable packaging. The collection is ...
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Time2Padel plans to expand in Italy and Sweden
To meet rising international demand and orders for pádel products, CMDsport reports, Time2Padel hopes to expand its European presence this year in two key markets by opening four franchises in Sweden and 15 in Italy. The chain already has two Italian stores, in Milan and Rome. The first new franchise ...
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Tennis-Point will power an e-shop on the ATP Tour’s website
Signa Sports United has announced an exclusive global partnership until 2025 between Tennis-Point, its growing tennis e-commerce platform, and the ATP Tour. As the “official racket sports products retailer” of the ATP Tour, Tennis-Point will connect ATP to Signa Sports United’s platform technologies to launch an ATP Tour shop that ...
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Adidas uses more sustainable dye technologies for its new tennis range
Adidas said that its newest tennis apparel collection was made using more sustainable dye technologies that allow color to be applied to garments earlier in the creation process. This method is said to save up to 60 percent of the water and energy traditionally used, thereby reducing the environmental impact ...
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Tennis-Point moves into the U.S.
Signa Sports United has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in an American online tennis retailer, Midwest Sports, subject to customary conditions for deal closing. The transaction strengthens the international reach and market position of Tennis-Point, one of the numerous web stores of Signa Sports United. Based like its ...
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On Running fashions a Federer line of tennis sneakers
The Swiss brand On Running has tailored a high-performance tennis sneaker to the needs of Roger Federer, who tried it out at the 2021 Qatar Open (Federer was upset in the quarterfinals). THE ROGER Pro, as it is called, has a “stable midsole of high-performing foam,” a “midfoot cage for ...
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Vans teams up with Penn on tennis-inspired capsule collection
Vans has struck an unusual collaboration with Penn, the tennis ball brand, on a capsule collection of footwear and apparel inspired by tennis club aesthetics. The Penn x Vans capsule comprises three Vans shoe models, including the Authentic, Slip On and Lowland CC. A bold yellow and orange colorway, which ...
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Padel Nuestro to double its international retail footprint
According to Diffusion Sport, Padel Nuestro intends to more than double its retail footprint in the padel tennis market. To its existing 35 points of sale, the Spanish group plans to add 12 own stores, six franchises and 20 Padel Nuestro Express shops. If all goes well, the endeavor should ...
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Macron enters international tennis
Macron will dress a range of tournament staff at the ATP Cup in Melbourne on Feb. 2-6, as well as at the Melbourne Summer Series and Adelaide International, both of which are already underway. For Macron, whose core business is in team sports jerseys, the partnership with Tennis Australia is ...
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Head launches a collection of tennis bags made from recycled bottles
Head has worked with Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, the German tennis player and brand ambassador who is also an environmentally conscious athlete, on the development of Head’s first tennis bags made from recycled PET bottles. The collaborative collection comprises the Gravity R-Pet Duffle Bag and Gravity R-Pet Sport Bag. While 47 ...
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Tennis-Point opens second Spanish physical store
Diversifying from e-tail, Tennis-Point has opened its second brick-and-mortar store in Spain. This one is located on a premium thoroughfare – the Passeig de Gràcia – in the city of Barcelona, covering some 600 square meters. It will operate on an omni-channel model with a staff providing personalized advice. Tennis-Point’s ...
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Adidas sponsors a young, high-ranking tennis player
Adidas has announced a “long-term partnership” with Félix Auger-Aliassime, the youngest tennis player in the global ranking of the top 25 professionals. At the age of 20, the Canadian has scored as the 21st best male tennisman. Adidas indicates that one reason for the partnership is the fact that he ...
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Joma to sponsor the Italian Tennis Federation
Joma Sport will become the new technical sponsor of the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) on Jan. 1, supplying all apparel to all Italian national teams and equipment to the federation’s tennis centers for the next five years. Joma will also participate in the federation’s brand makeover, which is intended to ...
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Babolat signs deals for the APT Padel Tour 2021
Babolat and the American Padel Tour (APT) have agreed a new deal that makes the French company’s Babolat Court ball and Jet Premura APT shoes the APT’s official balls and footwear. Working with Michelin, Babolat has developed dedicated shoes for the game of paddle tennis, which is becoming more international. ...
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Asics starts virtual tennis coaching community
Asics EMEA has announced the launch of the Asics Tennis Academy, a virtual community platform to support tennis coaches. Experts, who according to Asics include elite coaches, strength trainers, physiotherapists and sports psychologists, will exchange customized training videos and articles to further professional training on a broad level. Research has ...
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Tennis champion Maria Sharapova Invests in Therabody
Maria Sharapova is investing in a U.S. company, Therabody, formerly called Theragun, which is known for its Theragun percussive massage therapy devices. The former Russian tennis star is also going to be a member of the advisory board of the Los Angeles-based company. Nothing has been reported about the amount ...
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Slinger Bag partners with a special tennis service firm
Slinger Bag, the new portable tennis ball launcher, has signed an exclusive partnership with Dahcor and its new Dahcor Tennis Center (DTC) in Sintra, Portugal. Dahcor, a company that specializes in the manufacture of customized tennis racquets, started operating in Portugal in January 2019. Its tennis center, which will have ...
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Rising tennis star becomes highest-paid female athlete
In Forbes’ estimation, the tennis player Naomi Osaka has become the highest-paid female athlete of all time in annual earnings. The 22-year-old of Japanese and Haitian descent has pocketed $37.4 million since June of last year, breaking the record of $36 million held by Serena Williams, who had broken Maria ...
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Boris Becker, the famous former German tennis champion, is reportedly...
Boris Becker, the famous former German tennis champion, is reportedly preparing to launch a line of casual sportswear under his own name in collaboration with a German apparel company, Fashion Concept
