TENNIS HEADLINES
FILA Celebrates 110th Anniversary With New Collections To honor the 110th anniversary of the brand, FILA recently released two, all-new collections worn on court by select sponsored tennis players at the final Grand Slam of the season. World No. 1 Ash Barty and Americans John Isner, Reilly Opelka, and Sam Querrey donned the exclusive “110 Year Collection,” while Sofia Kenin, Karolina Pliskova, and Diego Schwartzman sported the new Wildcard Collection in New York City. The 110 Year Collection celebrates the brand’s signature style with fashionforward designs inspired by sketches from the FILA archives. The classic line features a color palette of FILA Navy/White/Marina Blue, harkening back to the brand’s roots in tennis, which includes some of the most iconic and recognizable styles in history. All pieces in the 110 Year Collection feature a special FILA x 110 Anniversary logo, including three upgraded footwear styles that are ready to play both on and off the court. The Wildcard Collection features modern takes on styles of the past with a color palette of rattan/dusk blue/stucco/black and moonlight. FILA sponsored athletes who wore the Wildcard Collection in New York also debuted two limited-edition styles of the Axilus 2 Energized shoe, dominated by either a white palette or a statement-making stucco colorway. See more in the Gift Guide, beginning on page 60.
Did You Know: 35 of the Top 100 Players at This year’s US Open Competed with Babolat Racquets According to Babolat, its racquets were used by 35 of the Top 100 players in this year’s US Open. Seventeen players in the men’s draw (excluding two top players who missed the tournament due to injury) and 18 players on the women’s side are sponsored by Babolat. The French manufacturer’s data reports that its Pure Aero models are the most popular among professional players.
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