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Want to own The Roger?

By Rediff Sports
July 07, 2020 17:19 IST
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Each pair costs $250 and there are only 1,000 pairs available.

Roger Federer debuted The Roger on his Instagram page on Tuesday

IMAGE: Roger Federer presented The Roger on his Instagram page on Tuesday. Photograph: Roger Federer/Twitter
 

A month and a day before his 39th birthday, Roger Federer launched a sneaker -- The Roger.

'Game ON #theroger', Roger captioned the Instapic.

Roger Federer with The Roger

IMAGE: 'It's not for tennis, it's for the street.' Photograph: Kind courtesy, On Running/Twitter

The shoe, manufactured by the Swiss brand Ons, is a simply designed, white sneaker with small gold detailing that has Federer's name on it alongside a small red Swiss flag.

'It's not for tennis, it's for the street,' the record-holder Grand Slam champion told Vogue magazine.

A pair of The Roger, which is made of vegan leather, will cost you $250.

If you want to own one, you can enter the raffle (external link) which runs from Monday to Wednesday.

Federer's contract with Nike ended in 2018.

Roger thereafter signed a $30 million a year, 10-year, contract with the Japanese clothing maker Uniqlo, which doesn't do shoes though.

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