The primary main tennis match of the 12 months is in full swing, and a number of the fan favorites are nonetheless within the hunt for the Norman Brooks Problem Cup (males’s trophy) and Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup (ladies’s trophy). Gamers like Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, and Raphael Nadal are all trying to take house the championship.
Whereas all of those gamers have main endorsement offers, the commonest ones are watchmakers, and the one watchmaker with a relentless presence is Rolex. For the higher a part of the final half-century, Rolex has been a relentless presence within the sport, and the model presently sponsors all 4 Grand Slam tournaments, along with a number of the world’s high skilled gamers.
With Rolex being each a sponsor of the match and numerous the competing gamers, you possibly can assure that there will likely be numerous Rolex watches in attendance, however which fashions do Rolex’s high tennis ambassadors put on?
Bob’s Watches has curated an inventory of a few of these main gamers and their selection of Rolex.
Roger Federer – Rolex Datejust
Rolex partnered with Roger again in 2006 in what was one of many largest single endorsements for any skilled athlete on the time, a $15 million greenback 10-year contract. A ten-year contract is uncommon for sports activities stars even now, particularly when you think about how a participant’s profession can fluctuate and even crumble as a consequence of damage.
That deal led to 2016, however the Federer Rolex contract was renewed in 2017, with Roger now incomes $8 million per 12 months from Rolex, and with no finish date reported, it appears to be like as if he’s now a lifelong ambassador.
Roger Federer’s favourite Rolex watch and probably the most related to him are the 41mm Rolex Datejust II ref. 116334 fitted with a definite rhodium-colored dial that includes blue Arabic numerals.
Dominic Thiem – Rolex Daytona
Dominic Thiem is presently the #3 participant on this planet, and on his wrist, he sports activities the chrome steel and ceramic Daytona chronograph—a favourite amongst tennis gamers, it appears. Thiem’s ceramic Daytona features a modern black dial reasonably than the crisp white one. Thiem has additionally been seen carrying a stainless-steel Submariner, additionally with a black dial and black ceramic bezel.
Garbiñe Muguruza – Rolex Datejust
Spanish-Venezuelan tennis participant Garbiñe Muguruza is the previous #1 participant on this planet and presently #14. It took 16 extra years till Muguruza lastly began her meteoric rise in 2014. After that profitable 12 months, she purchased her first Rolex to remind herself of her first entry into the Prime 20 – and that sacrifices include a reward. She says of her Rolex Datejust 36: “After I take a look at this watch right now, I see pleasure. I see me working onerous for what I needed, I see me being an unbiased lady. I see myself giving all the pieces I’ve to catch my goals”.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Rolex Milgauss
France’s #1 tennis participant has been noticed carrying a stainless-steel and white gold Datejust II and a stainless-steel and yellow gold Datejust with a inexperienced dial. Nevertheless, one other Rolex watch that appears to be one in every of Tsonga’s favorites is the Milgauss ref. 116400GV.
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