Andy’s New Kicks - Ready To Kick Up Some Clay

Last month in New York, Andy announced his partnership with Babalot Shoes. With his unfortunate first round exit at the Open, we didn’t get a lot of time to see his flashy new kicks in action, but look for Andy’s soles to be stirring up some red clay this weekend in Belgium.

These new custom built tennis shoes are not only made with extra grip Michelin soles but they also “feature a 360-degree adjustable support system to offer support and stability for a variety of foot widths,” according to Babolat.com. Andy has been with Babolat since he was 17, playing his whole professional career with their racquets. He recently became the first American tennis player to wear Babolat’s Team All Court tennis shoe.

“They are great,” noted marketing director Luca Appino of Babolat about their newly released high tech shoe. Ar.com caught up with Appino at The Open to chat about Andy, his racquets, and his shoes. Luca has known Andy since he signed with them back in 1999. On average, Andy uses over 100 racquets a year, and goes through nearly 700 strings. Since there are 52 weeks in a year, that’s about 2 racquets a week, each racquet being strung a several times. Surprisingly, these outstanding numbers make sense considering all of the tournaments, practices, and charity events on Andy’s hectic schedule.

“Babolat has always been there for me and I’m glad to expand this relationship into shoes”, said Andy in a Babolat press release. “Footwork is a critical part of today’s game. I look forward to working together with the Babolat and Michelin teams to develop shoe technologies that will give me the edge over my opponents.” This Team All Court shoe is the first of six new models for Babolat.

This week, Andy is putting his new shoes to the test for the first time on a clay surface. You can score a pair of Andy’s shoes by following the Babalot link on Ar.com - the155 mile per hour serve, is sold separately.

Go Andy and Team USA!