Rafael Nadal's outfits for Roland Garros & European claycourt season revealed
Rafael Nadal won his second Australian Open title in spectacular fashion last month, coming back from two-sets-to-love down to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the championship match.
With his triumph, the Spaniard not only broke the men's record for most Major titles, but also joined Novak Djokovic as the only two players to complete the elusive Double Career Grand Slam in the Open Era.
Nadal will next play at the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco. The 35-year-old is a three-time titlist in the Mexican city, but couldn't defend his crown last year due to physical problems. The reigning Australian Open champion also recently confirmed his participation at the Indian Wells Masters, where he has triumphed thrice in his career.
Nadal will likely follow up his participation in the Californian desert with appearances at the Barcelona Open and all three claycourt Masters 1000 events. He will then vie for a record-extending 14th Major title at Roland Garros in May-June.
Since his provisional schedule has already been announced, it is no surprise that pictures of Rafael Nadal's outfit for this year's European claycourt swing have started doing the rounds on Twitter.
At the claycourt events preceding the 2022 French Open, the Spaniard will be wearing a brand new line of Nike apparel with a very interesting color scheme. His outfit consists of a lemon yellow V-neck block T-shirt with a fern-colored pattern in the center.
The 21-time Major winner will revert to more familiar colors for his campaign at the French Open. He will be donning a baby blue Nike Court T-shirt with navy blue shoulders and back. For what it's worth, this attire looks a lot better than the one he will be wearing at the onset of the European claycourt season.
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It is also important to note that the 35-year-old recently switched footwear from NikeAir Zoom Vapor Cage 4 to NikeAir Court Ballistec 2.3, although photos of his prospective shoes are yet to emerge on social media.
Rafael Nadal's Roland Garros 2022 outfit looks like a combination of his attire during claycourt season in 2014
Incidentally, Nadal donned baby blue on the terre-battue of Paris when he won his eighth title in 2014.
The Spaniard's 2022 Roland Garros attire, meanwhile, will also have a bit of navy blue, another color that he donned during the clay season in 2014. Nadal didn't enjoy much success in that outfit; he failed to triumph at either Barcelona or Monte Carlo for the first time in his career, and lost in the final in Rome.