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Sep 7, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Leylah Fernandez of Canada reacts after winning a point against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine (not pictured) on day nine of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 7, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Leylah Fernandez of Canada reacts after winning a point against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine (not pictured) on day nine of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
When it comes to running shoes, a famous line of shoes of a Swiss brand was once a hot property everyone wanted to own one day. The Canadian tennis player, Leylah Fernandez, grabbed the attention last year when she was seen wearing Roger Federer’s partnered shoe brand and they looked amazing. However, it really came out as a surprise to the tennis fans when the 20-year-old actually wore the amazing pair.
A few years back the 20-time Grand Slam champion who is a proud swiss native join hands with the fastest-growing athletics footwear brand of 2021 to create some office unique footwear visions that can be worn on and off the Tennis courts and are quite impressive.
Leylah Fernandez once flaunted her Roger Federer line shoes
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Last year, the 20-year-old tennis player donned the ‘On Roger Pro’ sneakers for her first Miami match. The beautiful shoes became quite the talking point and centre of attention even throughout her first-round match. The pair of sneakers, however, was a limited edition and were not seen again after the Swiss maestro wore them in 2021 when he made his comeback during the Qatar Open.
Interesting to see Leylah Fernandez wear On Running shoes.. an increasingly popular brand that has not made a big splash in tennis yet. pic.twitter.com/bj8co9EVHy
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) January 17, 2023
The pictures of the shoes is still trending and even tennis fans are posting pictures of the shoes on Twitter about a year later. And tennis fans are unable to stop gushing about the magnificent white pair of sneakers. The Tennis Legend competed in the remaining 2021 matches wearing those shoes. To test the shoes and other comfort-related features, the sneakers in particular were released. Here are some comments regarding the resurfaced picture of the footwear.
I remember when Roger started wearing them. I had never heard of them so I had to google them up. Then I saw the price – ouch!
— Mal Taam (@nomalt) January 17, 2023
It's a great brand, but the question is if they have enough experience/know-how to develop proper tennis shoes for different types of players and court conditions.
First time I've seen 1 "on" the tennis court. 😜— No F Body (@no_fcking_body) January 17, 2023
Roger played in On's at Wimbledon 2021. Neither he achieved a great result there nor he stayed healthy. And his movement was far from optimal. pic.twitter.com/s17uNyx18e
— Res, non verba 🇵🇱 (@CAArch4) January 17, 2023
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They were not really accessible to the public, though, and were not offered for sale to the general public. Notably, the main query is why these shoes weren’t sold or made publicly accessible to the general population.
Why were Federer’s limited edition shoes not available on sale?
The iconic Roger Pro footwear was created especially for the Swiss maestro and is only available in his foot size. The white colored sneakers are just as elegant and refined as the tennis legend himself.
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The foot doctor who assisted in the creation of the limited-edition shoes also emphasized how the shoes are exclusively intended for the former world number one’s usage and not for the use of anyone else. T
