Tennis shoes are back.
For years running and basketball shoes have dominated the attention of sneakerheads, but now tennis kicks make their way back into the limelight with the 2010 US Open championship won by Rafael Nadal...
The eccentric Nadal won the Open wearing the Nike Air Max Courtballistic 2.3m and its making waves in the sneaker world...
Did I mention these glow-in-the-dark?
Available only at the US Open this year, a pop-up store made available an all-tennis ball material CB 2.3 (size 15s only).
We haven't seen this type of buzz since another Nike-sponsored tennis player from the 1990s...
Andre Agassi's Nike Air Tech Challenge series are iconic from the 1990's and are a favorite with vintage/OG collectors.
Nike Sportswear has retro'd some of his ATC's over the past few years...
One colorway of Rafa's CB2.3 emulates Agassi's ATC II "neon" colorway...
For an interesting video, check out how Nadal preps his game day shoes here.
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