Roger Federer dressed Uniqlo at Wimbledon after 20 years at Nike

Japanese Uniqlo dressed his majesty in his debut against Lajovic at Wimbledon

Monday, July 2, 2018
London, England (AFP) –

The Swiss tennis player Roger Federer made his debut at Wimbledon with a simple victory, but what attracted the attention is the Japanese brand Uniqlo in his clothes, after being dressed 20 years with the firm Nike.

Federer, who seeks to recover the world number 1 which is in the hands of the Spanish Rafael Nadal defeated without problem the Serbian Dusan Lajovic number 58th in the world, by 6-1, 6-3 and 6-4 in 1 hour and 19 minutes.

But coinciding with his first game at his favorite Grand Slam, the Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo announced that he was sponsoring Federer, who at the age of 36 had been associated to the American brand Nike.

He had leaked rumors, but neither Federer nor Uniqlo confirmed the amount of the transaction. In any case, the Swiss were satisfied with his victory.

"I was able to enjoy the match because I started well, when you start well in the first and second sets, you can enjoy yourself earlier." Swiss, who with 20 tournaments of the Grand Slam, is the most titled in history

Uniqlo not manufacturing sneakers, the Swiss will continue to wear Nike and do not exclude to renew its agreement with the brand Although according to various media, the agreement with the Japanese is 300 million dollars for 10 years.