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Racquet’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
After seasons of using our annual gift guide to cheer on nascent attempts at cultural relevance (with indie tennis brands leading the way), the ethos of this year’s edit is a celebration of more being more! We’ve finally reached peak saturation of tennis across culture—and there’s something in here for everyone from the fitness girlies, the travels-with-racquet trailblazers, the deep-cut aficionados and the price insensitive. There’s also a selection of tried and tested Racquet collabs to make your favorite tennis tastemaker happiest around the holidays. Hope you enjoy this year’s selection, featuring some guest picks from Racquet fam.
In Conversation: John McEnroe and Honor Titus
Ahead of the ATP Finals in Turin, the digital art platform Artchild is launching POSTERS, limited edition tennis posters customizable by fans designed by the acclaimed artist (and Racquet Issue No. 15 cover alum) Honor Titus. This week Honor sat down with art collector (and former pro) John McEnroe to talk about the collection which will be available throughout the tournament on artchild.com
A Dash of Flavor
Tinker, Rubber, Lava, Fly
When tennis players from the 19th century hiked up their trousers, they showed off something that has fascinated fans for well over 100 years: tennis shoes. But just as those trousers and corset-layered dresses gave way to short shorts, the tennis skirt, and even a bodysuit here and there (yeah, we’re talking Serena Williams and Puma-crafted kits), the tennis shoe took on an evolution like no other sneaker has seen.
