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Professional Standards PRO TOURS APPAREL & EQUIPMENT Here's what you can expect to see on court this summer from Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Sofi a Kenin Professional and other top pros. Standards What will the top pros be wearing and playing with at this year’s US Open? Compiled by Kent Oswald RANKING RACQUET SHOES CLOTHING 1 Novak Djokovic Head G 360+ Speed black Asics Court FF Lacoste 2 Daniil Medvedev Tecnifi bre T-Fight 305 Lacoste Ag-Lt 21 Lacoste 3 Rafael Nadal Babolat Pure Aero Rafa Nike Cage Nike 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas Wilson Blade Adidas Solecourt Boost Adidas 5 Dominic Thiem Babolat Pure Strike Adidas Solecourt Boost Adidas 6 Alexander Zverev Head G 360+ Gravity Adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4 Adidas 7 Andrey Rublev Head G 360+ Gravity Nike Vapor Nike 8 Roger Federer Wilson Pro Sta On The Roger Uniqlo 9 Matteo Berrettini Head G 360+ Extreme Lotto Mirage 100 SPD Lotto 10 Roberto Bautista Agut Wilson Pro Sta Mizuno Wave Exceed Tour 4 Lacoste 11 Diego Schwartzman Head G 360+ Radical Fila Axilus 2 Energized Fila 12 Pablo Carreno Busta Wilson Blade Joma Ace Pro Joma 13 David Go n Wilson Blade Asics Solution Speed FF2 Asics 14 Denis Shapovalov Yonex VCore 95 Nike Vapor Nike 15 Casper Ruud Yonex EZone 100 Yonex Eclipsion 3 Yonex 16 Gael Monfi ls WIlson Ultra 100 V3.0 Asics Gel Resolution 8 Asics 17 Hubert Hurkacz Yonex VCore Pro 97 Yonex Eclipsion 3 Yonex 18 Milos Raonic Wilson Blade New Balance Lav V2 New Balance 19 Cristian Garin Head G 360+ Radical Adidas Solecourt Boost Adidas 20 Grigor Dimitrov WIlson Pro Sta Nike Custom Nike 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime Babolat Pure Aero VS Adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4 Adidas 22 Alex de Minaur WIlson Blade Reverse Asics Solution Speed FF2 Asics 23 Jannik Sinner Head G 360+ Speed Nike Air Zoom Zero Nike 24 Aslan Karatsev Head G 360+ Prestige Adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4 Adidas 25 Daniel Evans WIlson Pro Sta Adidas Luke 26 Lorenzo Sonego Wilson Blade Mizuno Wave Exceed Tour 4 Mizuno 27 Karen Khachanov Wilson Blade Nike Court Air Zoom GP Turbo Nike 28 Stan Wawrinka Yonex VCore Pro 97 Yonex Eclipsion 2 Yonex 29 Fabio Fognini Babolat Pure Drive K-Swiss Ultrashot 3 Allcourt EA7 30 Nikoloz Basilashvili Head Graphene 360 Speed Pro Lotto Mirage 100 SPD Dunlop Rankings as of June 14, 2021 IMAGES GETTY 28 RACQUET SPORTS INDUSTRY August 2021 www.tennisindustrymag.com www.tennisindustrymag.com RANKING RACQUET SHOES CLOTHING 1 Ashleigh Barty Head G 360+ Gravity Fila Axilus 2 Energized Fila 2 Naomi Osaka Yonex EZone 98 Nike Turbo Nike 3 Simona Halep Wilson Blade Nike Vapor Nike 4 Aryna Sabalenka Wilson Blade Nike Vapor Nike 5 Sofi a Kenin Babolat Pure Drive Fila Axilus 2 Energized Fila 6 Elina Svitolina Wilson Blade Reverse Nike Cage Nike 7 Bianca Andreescu Head G 360+ Speed Nike Vapor Nike 8 Serena Williams Wilson Blade Nike Custom Nike 9 Iga Swiatek Tecnifi bre T-Rebound Tempo Asics Gel Resolution 8 Asics 10 Karolina Pliskova Babolat Pure Drive Fila Axilus 2 Energized Fila 11 Petra Kvitova Wilson Pro Sta Nike Vapor Nike 12 Belinda Bencic Yonex EZone 100 Nike Prestige Nike 13 Garbiñe Muguruza Babolat Pure Drive Adidas SoleCourt Boost Adidas 14 Jennifer Brady Babolat Pure Aero Asics Solution Speed FF 2 Asics 15 Barbora Krejčíková Head Extreme Tour Head Sprint Pro 3.0 Head 16 Victoria Azarenka Wilson Ultra Nike Vapor Nike 17 Elise Mertens Head G 360+ Speed Lotto Straosphere Lotto 18 Maria Sakkari Wilson Ultra Reverse Adidas SoleMatch Bounce Adidas 19 Anastasia Pavyluchenkova Wilson Burn Nike Zoom Vapor Lacoste 20 Kiki Bertens Wilson Blade Axilus 2 Energized Fila 21 Elena Rybakina Yonex VCore 100 Adidas SoleMatch Bounce Adidas 22 Karolina Muchova Head G 360+ Adidas SoleCourt Boost Adidas 23 Cori Gau Head G 360+ Speed New Balance 996 v4.5 New Balance 24 Ons Jabeur Wilson Pro Sta Lotto Mirage 300 Speed Lotto 25 Petra Martic Wilson Blade Asics Gel Resolution 7 Lululemon 26 Jessica Pegula Yonex EZone 98 Adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4 Adidas 27 Angelique Kerber Yonex VCore 100 Adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4 Adidas 28 Madison Keys Wilson Ultra Nike Vapor Nike 29 Anett Kontaveit Babolat Pure Strike 100 Nike Vapor Lacoste 30 Johanna Konta Babolat Pure Aero Asics Gel Resolution 7 Ellesse www.tennisindustrymag.com www.tennisindustrymag.com August 2021 RACQUET SPORTS INDUSTRY 29.
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