Blue shirt and white shorts for day sessions:
Rafa‘s signature shoes, NikeCourt Lunar Ballistec 1.5 Legend:
All black look for night sessions:
The NikeCourt collection for New York is now available at nike.com/nikecourt and select Nike retailers.
Photo credit: Marianne Bevis, Nike
Also read:
– Nadal defeats Denis Istomin in the first round of the 2016 US Open
– Rafael Nadal at practice
– Rafa Nadal Rio Olympics outfit
A solid first round win for Rafa who defeated Denis Istomin in straight sets 6-1 6-4 6-2. Next opponent for the 2-time US Open champion: Andreas Seppi.
Enjoy a few pictures from Nadal’s practice on Sunday:
Relive some of the best moments in the US Open history and follow our coverage on Tennis Buzz:
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Fashion and gear:
A trip down memory lane:
Top 5 strange events at the US Open
US Open biggest upsets
1970 US Open: Margaret Court completes the Grand Slam
1971 US Open: Chris Evert becomes the “It Girl”
1972 US Open: Ilie Nastase defeats Arthur Ashe
1973 US Open: Margaret Court defeats Evonne Goolagong
1976 US Open: Connors defeats Borg
1978: the US Open moves to Flushing Meadows
1978 US Open: 4th consecutive US Open title for Chris Evert
1978 US Open: Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg
79 US Open 2nd round: McEnroe vs Nastase, chaos on court
1979 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Vitas Gerulaitis
1980 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg
1981 US Open: Tracy Austin defeats Martina Navratilova
1981 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg: Borg’s last Grand Slam match
1983 US Open: Career Grand Slam for Martina Navratilova
1984 US Open: John McEnroe last Grand Slam title
1990 US Open: Linda Ferrando upsets Monica Seles
1990 US Open: Alexander Volkov upsets Stefan Edberg
1990 US Open, the spitting incident
1991 US Open: Connors, 39 qualifies for the semifinals
1991 US Open: Seles and Capriati introduce power in womens tennis
1991: Monica Seles first US Open title
1991 US Open: playing to perfection, Edberg grabs first Open
1991 US Open: Edberg’s final dominance doesn’t diminish Courier
1992: Stefan Edberg defeats Pete Sampras
1992 US Open: Edberg takes Sampras, US Open, No.1 ranking
1993 US Open: Pete Sampras defeats Cédric Pioline
1994 US Open 4th round: Jaime Yzaga defeats Pete Sampras
1994: first US Open title for Andre Agassi
1995: Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi
1996 US Open: Class act Edberg making one last run at US Open
1996 US Open: Pete Sampras’ warrior moment
2001 US Open: Venus defeats sister Serena
2001 US Open QF: Andre Agassi – Pete Sampras
2001 US Open: Lleyton Hewitt defeats Pete Sampras
2002 US Open: last Grand Slam title for Pete Sampras
2004 US Open: First time to NYC for a French fan of Agassi
2005 US Open: Roger Federer defeats Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi gives the Open crowd one more thrill ride, August 31st, 2006
September 3rd 2006: Andre Agassi’s last match
Andy Murray’s road to the 2012 US Open final
2012 US Open: first Grand Slam title for Andy Murray
Reports:
Polls:
Who will win the 2016 US Open?
- Novak Djokovic (45%, 62 Votes)
- Andy Murray (27%, 38 Votes)
- Rafael Nadal (17%, 24 Votes)
- Stan Wawrinka (4%, 5 Votes)
- Someone else (3%, 4 Votes)
- Gael Monfils (1%, 2 Votes)
- Kei Nishikori (1%, 2 Votes)
- Milos Raonic (1%, 1 Votes)
- Marin Cilic (1%, 1 Votes)
- Dominic Thiem (0%, 0 Votes)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 139
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- Serena Williams (62%, 64 Votes)
- Angelique Kerber (22%, 23 Votes)
- Garbine Muguruza (6%, 6 Votes)
- Simona Halep (5%, 5 Votes)
- Someone else (2%, 2 Votes)
- Agnieszka Radwanska (1%, 1 Votes)
- Madison Keys (1%, 1 Votes)
- Dominika Cibulkova (1%, 1 Votes)
- Venus Williams (1%, 1 Votes)
- Roberta Vinci (0%, 0 Votes)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 104
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Rafa’s shirt is available on niketennis.com for €70.
Photo credit: REUTERS/Toby Melville, Nike
Also read:
– Rafa Nadal: To finish the two weeks with a victory was something so so special to me
– Beijing 2008: Gold medal for Rafa Nadal
