Alex Eala got a special engraved visor for Wimbledon, and since people often wonder why certain Nike players get “special treatment,” I thought it would be a good time to explain.
Being the #1 star of a sport in your country makes you particularly lucrative from a marketing standpoint. Nike Philippines is responsible for many of the special touches she’s received over the last year.
Krejcikova after beating Mirra Andreeva at Wimbledon
“Six match points came and went before you closed it out. There’s a reason you’re a champion. Just sum up your emotions.”
Barbora: “First of all, hello everybody. Thanks for coming. It’s been amazing. It’s a full house. The atmosphere was great. We’ve been fighting for almost 3 hours. What a match. This is the 5th time I’ve played Mirra I think. It’s always been a huge fight. She’s such a young and unique player. She has everything in front of her. Very difficult match but I’m really happy we were able to put on a great show. We were fighting til the very last point. I’m extremely proud I managed to win on this beautiful Centre Court. The best court in the world.” 🥹
Congratulations to Alex Eala on her historic first win at Wimbledon!
From PH to Centre Court, Alex Eala has had strong start—and with Slazenger balls made in Bataan, the Philippines is right there with her on court. Good luck Alex!
Wimbledon Monday Schedule:
Sinner/Sabalenka/Djokovic on Centre Court.
Raducanu/Medvedev/Andreeva on Court 1.
Pegula/Norrie/FAA/Gauff on Court 2
Only slam where R1 is over 2 days and not 3 so much more chaotic, ironically you'd want the slam on grass over more days as you can't play as late and more matches get suspended