Global apparel giant Uniqlo has teased the outfit Roger Federer will wear at this year’s Wimbledon Championships.
The shirt is pearly white in line with the costume convention in All England, but has a touch of green on both collars.
Wimbledon outfit does not have Roger Federer’s trademark logo
While the Japanese retail brand’s signature logo appears prominently in red on the jersey, Federer’s trademark ‘RF’ logo is conspicuous by its absence.
The set consists of a T-shirt, shorts, headband, socks and a wristband, all in impeccable white.
The older of the outfit had recently assembled two exquisitely crafted pieces for the 20-time Grand Slam champion before his return to clay-court action in Geneva.
Crafted by prominent designer Christophe Lemaire, the creative brain behind Uniqlo U, the tennis apparel set for the Swiss was completed with a distinctive embossed headband with the Uniqlo label, caps with his registered initials ‘RF’, wristbands and socks. .
The tennis jerseys, in faded crimson and dull blue, were also worn at Roland-Garros.
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Aside from the obvious difference in color scheme, a major departure that the Wimbledon ensemble has from the clay pieces is the absence of the Federer logo.
After a delayed start to the season due to recovering from knee surgery last year, Federer only managed one win in three Tour matches prior to the French Open.
However, the new team seemed to have brought new luck to the 39-year-old Swiss, as he recorded three rebound victories to reach the knockout stages of the.
But just when it looked like Federer was in the mood for a serious title run, he withdrew from the men’s draw on the advice of his team.
Reports suggested that he felt some pain in the knee where the surgery was performed during his close third-round win over Germany’s Dominik Koepfer and wanted to get a good rest before entering Wimbledon.
The champion launched his campaign at ATP Halle 2021 with a direct win over qualifier Ilya Ivashka of Belarus on Monday.
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