It looks like Nike is making major cutbacks in their sponsorship budget. At the start of the 2023 season, Marketa Vondrousova joins Donna Vekic and Marta Kostyuk as a formerly Nike-clad player who no longer wears the Swoosh on her tennis clothes.
With her ranking down to No.92, the 2019 French Open finalist Vondrousova kicked off the new year without a clothing sponsor. At the 2023 Adelaide International 1 in Australia, the Czech WTA player had no logo on her tank and skirt as she defeated eighth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round.
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The former world No.14 Vondrousova skipped most of the 2022 season due to a persistent wrist injury which she surgically treated in May. She was away from competition from April until October, but the 23-year-old had a busy private life as she got married to long-time partner Stepan Simek in July.
You can probably add Sloane Stephens to that list…
I was thinking that Nike would not ditch a Slam champion (or finalist), let alone when they are American, I suppose I was wrong!
Virginie, oh my! It seems like Nike is in a major crisis. Ouch. I will post about Sloane as well. Thanks for the tip.
Who’s vondrousova sponsor in Berlin?
Mary Bo, that is an excellent question. Currently, she doesn’t have a sponsor, and although I searched diligently, I couldn’t find the brand of her current apparel. I will let you know here if I get some information.