Two tennis players playing with each other wearing identical clothes is a tennis tradition with a long history. It’s annoying to tennis fans because sometimes they can’t tell the difference between the two players.

Sponsors such as Nike, Adidas, Fila, and others choose a clothing design for a tournament for a particular season (eg. clay court season or grass court season). Players sponsored by these brands wear these clothes and sometimes end up playing each other.

Only a few top stars such as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have been able to get unique clothing that no one else wears at the tournament.

Tennis sponsors can do better. At least when players find out they are going to play each other and are sponsored by the same company, the sponsor or the players can coordinate their apparel so they don’t look like twins on the court.

Dutch tennis star Botic van de Zandschulp has signed up with field hockey brand The Indian Maharadja . He will wear the brand’s apparel on the court. He was previously sponsored by Lacoste. His contract with Lacoste expired at the end of 2021.

Countryman Tallon Griekspoor also started wearing The Indian Maharadja brand this year. The company is owned by LiWell B.V and was founded in 2009 in Amsterdam.

The Indian Maharadja is known for its hockey sticks, bags, and apparel. It’s interesting to see a field hockey brand branching out and sponsoring tennis players. It’s possible that the company has plans to get into the tennis market.

van de Zandschulp reached the quarterfinals at the 2021 US Open where he lost to eventual winner Daniil Medvedev.