Federer orange-soled trainers banned from Wimbledon

Roger Federer trainers were banned from Wimbledon due to All England Club rules. According to AELTC, the orange-soled footwear infringes Wimbledon's all-white dress code. BBC Sport reports that an All England Club spokesman said "a number of players had been spoken to about their attire in round one". 

But, that we know of, players like Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, who also had orange motifs in their gear (shorts and trainers), were not informed to change their clothing.

Looks like @serenawilliams & @rogerfederer are getting the same fashion advice #Wimbledon #Blazer pic.twitter.com/pXTeDA7VfR
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 25, 2013

Nike made no comments about the incident but didn't miss the chance to tweet about it. "One match wonder", they say. It could have been the best tweet ever if only Roger Federer hadn't lost his second round match to world Nº136 Sergiy Stakhovsky. Guess the all-white trainers for Round 2 had bad luck printed all over.

One Match Wonder. pic.twitter.com/rbDBu8SWil
— Nike Tennis (@niketennis) June 26, 2013

Nike looks for Wimbledon 2013

Roger Federer

Serena Williams

Maria Sharapova

Rafa Nadal

Li Na

Juan Martin Del Potro

Photo Credit: Nike Tennis (more info about the looks here)

Preview: Roger Federer and Serena Williams Nike outfit for Wimbledon

Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon dress

Eugenie Bouchard will wear the same dress as Masha at Wimbledon 2013. 

Photos via Maria Sharapova's Facebook page

Serena, Roger, Rafa, Masha play in the dark - Coolest match ever!

Four top tennis stars - Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal - playing in a pitch dark court sounds like a crazy idea. Not for Nike Tennis who promoted a glow-in-the-dark exhibition match Thursday in Paris with its top ambassadors.

We don't know who won this mixed doubles match but we must say the effects are absolutely beautiful.

The team: 

With the lights on: 

In the dark: 

Set the court aglow in Paris. #kingoflights @serenawilliams @rogerfederer @mariasharapova @rafaelnadal twitter.com/niketennis/sta…
— Nike Tennis (@niketennis) 24 de maio de 2013

Images: Rafaholics; Sharapova's Facebook page; Nike Tennis 

Roland Garros 2013 outfits by Nike

Roger Federer

Serena Williams

Rafael Nadal

Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova

Li Na 

Juan Martin Del Potro

Images by Nike Tennis

More information about the gears at Nike's website

Roger Federer behind the scenes for Nike's Free Trainers ad

Nike just launched the Free Trainer 5.0 and a commercial that features Roger Federer chasing a fly (a CGI fly anyway...) and wearing the new trainers.

Entitled "Nike Free Fly Swatter", the ad trys to present the flexibility and agility of this new product. Check out some behind the scenes with RF and full commercial:

Behind the Scenes

Images via Nike Tennis Facebook Page

FULL COMMERCIAL WITH FEDERER

Limited Federer Nike shoes sold out in just 25 minutes

The Nike Zoom Vapor RF 287 tennis shoes, a special edition to celebrate Roger Federer's record 287 weeks as world Nº 1, sold out in just 25 minutes. Nike created 287 pairs of the limited edition shoes: Roger got the first pair, and the other 286 were sold yesterday in an instant. 

Photos by Nike Tennis