What shoes do the ATP’s top ten players play in?
When people discuss the evolution of tennis equipment in the modern era the space age rackets are often the first things that come to mind but advances in tennis shoe technology recently have been nothing short of astounding.
Players go to great lengths to wear a shoe that best suits them and considering the role footwear plays in injury prevention players cannot be blamed for being particular about their shoes.
Top players now work very closely with the brands that sponsor them to not only customise their footwear but also help in the research and development that goes into making these shoes.
10 Frances Tiafoe
Tiafoe has most recently been seen sporting Nike Air Zoom GP Turbo tennis shoes.
He wears the men’s version of the shoe developed for Naomi Osaka who has her own impressive collection of custom shoes.
9 Taylor Fritz
Fritz makes use of the various versions of the Nike Air Zoom Vapor Pro as his footwear for the 2023 season.
He had used the Nike Air Zoom Vapor X and prior to signing a deal with Nike he had worn Fila as a junior.
8 Jannik Sinner
Yet another Nike athlete, Sinner currently uses the Nike Court Air Zoom Zero shoe.
He is another player to have moved on from using the Nike Air Zoom Vapor X.
7 Andrey Rublev
In a testament to their range, Nike supply Rublev with his competition shoe, the Nike Vapor Pro 2.
Rublev also wore the mega-popular Nike Air Zoom Vapor X for competition before making a recent switch to an updated version of the shoe.
6 Holger Rune
Rune counts himself as a long-term Nike Vapor disciple having worn the range since his time as a junior.
As for his current gear of choice, he wears the Nike Air Zoom Vapor Pro.
5 Stefanos Tsitsipas
In a nice change of pace Adidas finally get in on some top ten action as the sponsor of Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas uses the German manufacturer’s popular Barricade shoe.
4 Casper Ruud
Ruud doesn’t follow the crowd when it comes to his choice of shoe as he is supplied by Yonex.
The Norwegian wears their Yonex Power Cushion Eclipsion 4 at the moment.
3 Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev is another outlier in the top ten although he has gone with popular tennis brand Lacoste as his supplier.
He wears custom AG-LT23 Ultra tennis shoes emblazoned with customised style elements.
2 Novak Djokovic
Djokovic fittingly wears a shoe that has a stellar reputation among both professionals and amateurs alike.
The ASICS Court FF3 shoes he wears are customised especially for him but the stock shoes are among the best commercially available tennis shoes.
1 Carlos Alcaraz
Alcaraz has spent most of his career as a Nike Vapor acolyte and it is no different today.
The world No 1 currently wears the Nike Air Zoom Vapor Pro.
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