After training for several days with Nike sportswear, Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world number 2, confirmed today that she has sealed a sponsorship agreement with the American company, with which she will start immediately.
“I just did it” said Halep in English (“I just did it”) in reference to the Nike slogan “Just do it” (“Just do it”), in a message posted on the social network Instagram.
According to the Romanian press, citing sources from Tennis World SUA, the player will earn around two million dollars per year, 800,000 dollars more than what she received from the German brand Adidas, from which she parted ways after four years of collaboration.
Halep, 26, competed at the Australian Open without a sponsor, in an unbranded suit that she obtained in a curious way. “I sent a photo to a dressmaker through a Chinese website. My agent helped me. In 24 hours I had it and it was perfect. I was lucky, I looked on the internet, where everything is, “he said then.
Now, the world number 2 joins the select group of tennis players sponsored by Nike, among which are the Spanish Rafael Nadal, the Swiss Roger Federer, the American Serena Williams and the Russian Maria Sharapova.
After several days of recovery due to intense wear and tear during the final of the Australian Open, where she suffered a heat stroke, the tennis player is scheduled to return to competition on Wednesday in Doha.
On that occasion, she ended up hospitalized with symptoms of dehydration after being defeated on January 27 in the final in Melbourne against the Danish Caroline Wozniacki by 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4.
“I just did it” said Halep in English (“I just did it”) in reference to the Nike slogan “Just do it” (“Just do it”), in a message posted on the social network Instagram.
According to the Romanian press, citing sources from Tennis World SUA, the player will earn around two million dollars per year, 800,000 dollars more than what she received from the German brand Adidas, from which she parted ways after four years of collaboration.
Halep, 26, competed at the Australian Open without a sponsor, in an unbranded suit that she obtained in a curious way. “I sent a photo to a dressmaker through a Chinese website. My agent helped me. In 24 hours I had it and it was perfect. I was lucky, I looked on the internet, where everything is, “he said then.
Now, the world number 2 joins the select group of tennis players sponsored by Nike, among which are the Spanish Rafael Nadal, the Swiss Roger Federer, the American Serena Williams and the Russian Maria Sharapova.
After several days of recovery due to intense wear and tear during the final of the Australian Open, where she suffered a heat stroke, the tennis player is scheduled to return to competition on Wednesday in Doha.
On that occasion, she ended up hospitalized with symptoms of dehydration after being defeated on January 27 in the final in Melbourne against the Danish Caroline Wozniacki by 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4.