As Matteo Berrettini split with his sponsor Lotto and went with Hugo Boss as his clothing sponsor, many wondered about what shoe he would wear.  Shortly after announcing his endorsement deal with Hugo Boss, Berrettini announced that he will be wearing Asics shoes. 

Berrettini reportedly signed a long-term deal with Asics and will wear the ASICS Gel-Resolution 8 shoes.

I’m excited to be partnering with a brand like ASICS with over 70 years of high-performance brand heritage, and such a deep, and shared belief in the importance of supporting athletes. I feel very confident knowing I’ll take the court wearing ASICS footwear in 2022 and the years to come.
– Matteo Berrettini

Novak Djokovic also has an endorsement deal with Asics. While it’s not unusual to have a different sponsor for clothing and shoes, big-name sponsors such as Nike, Fila, Adidas, and New Balance usually sponsor both clothing and shoes for their athletes.

The start of 2022 season has been a crazy time for tennis fans. Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis  are grand slam champions after unexpectedly winning the 2022 Australian Open doubles titles in an impressive fashion. They beat the world number one doubles team of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in the second round.

Kyrgios got into a war of words with his fellow Australian Max Purcell who partnered with Matthew Ebden to reach the final before losing to Kyrgios and Kokkinakis. Purcell wasn’t too happy about the huge support Kyrgios was getting during his matches.

Purcell said:

I think it was great for ticket sales here, but I’m not so sure how it was taken overseas. If you’re watching some of Nick and Thanasi’s matches earlier in the week and you’re overseas, maybe you get turned off tennis a little bit.

But Kyrgios was having none of it and called Purcell “a donut”. Kyrgios commented:

As for @maxpurcell you donut, regarding your comments after the match you clearly have no idea about entertainment and sport.

If you haven’t noticed there is a reason why people actually come to my matches, it’s because the level and my game are actually worth watching.