Recently the focus has been on the legendary Wimbledon tournament and as everyone knows it is probably one of the most famous tennis tournaments played on a grass court (Of course, played with Slazenger Tennis Balls). Of the current four Grand Slam tournaments, it is the only one that is still played on a grass. […]
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Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus and the Story of his Nickname
With Wimbledon being around the corner, we thought it would be important to not forget about Slazenger’s other friend, golf! We are going to take a closer look at one of our golf legends, Jack Nicklaus. More specifically we are going to tell you more about his name. Every iconic athlete deserves an iconic nickname […]
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All England Club, home of the Champions
Hi everyone! Wimbledon 2019 is a few weeks away, and we are all thrilled for it. As every year, the legends will play at the All England Club, the club that hosts the Wimbledon championship. A bit of history of the All England Club Its full name is All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, […]
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Althea Gibson, first great African-American player in women’s tennis
Good morning, today on Slazenger’s blog, a store for tennis and golf apparel, we will talk about Althea Gibson, the first great African-American player in women’s tennis. Althea Gibson’s legacy extends beyond the realm of sports. Growing up as a truant in the rough streets of Harlem, she emerged as an unlikely champion in the […]
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William Renshaw, seven times Wimbledon champion
The Wimbledon 2019 tournament is coming up. Therefore, we want to remember some of the great players who have played and have been successful in this famous tournament. In Slazenger Heritage, we love paying tribute to the great stars of Wimbledon. As you may know, we have already talked about Roger Federer, and this time we […]
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Why do players have to wear white at Wimbledon?
Hi everyone! Wimbledon is just a few months away, and we are thrilling for its begin. That’s why today in Slazenger Heritage, vintage jumpers, we are talking about one of its biggest traditions: why players have to wear white at Wimbledon. Why wearing white at Wimbledon? As you know, Slazenger has been at Wimbledon since […]
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Forest Hills Courts, where our Spanish legend won
In Slazenger Heritage, we love talk about the places where our legends have won some award. These places are magical for our brand. In this case, we are going to talk about Forest Hills Courts, where Manolo Orantes, one of our tennis legend, won the US Open in 1975 with his iconic Slazenger Challenge nº 1 […]
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Wear a Tennis Legend Sweater
In Slazenger Heritage we feel a great admiration for ours Legends. For this reason, we created The Slazenger Heritage Legend vintage jumpers. In previous posts, we have talked about some of our legends like Bill Tilden or Björn Borg and John McEnroe . Today, we want to talk about the sweaters of that serie inspirated in that legends . In […]
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Wimbledon Championship, where everything started
Being Slazenger means being one of the oldest sport brands ever. Not only one of the oldest sport brands but one of the oldest Wimbledon sponsor since The Championship took place in 1877 for the first time. Today, we will talk about this amazing tennis field. Wimbledon and Slazenger, and endless relationship Specifically, Slazenger has […]
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Carnoustie Golf Links, the legend´s birth
In Slazenger Heritage, we admire our golf legends and the places where they won some title or award. In the previous post, we told about Royal Lytham, magic happened twice. Today, we want to talk about the place where Tom Watson born as a legend: Carnoustie Golf Links. Carnoustie Golf Links, a magical place Carnosuite Golf Links […]
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