Tennis

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Uomo Sport Embracing Italian Fashion As Tennis Presence Grows (Forbes)

Steven Siebert Uomo Sport puts luxury tennis product into the hands of tennis players across the world.

"I want people to really understand the players and the sport." "We want to take people inside the sport," Siebert says. "We like to take each player or coach or team and fit their personality and what we think they will look best in and involve them as much as they want to be involved," he says. Since his time wearing classic Italian brands—Siebert wishes he still had his Sergio Tacchini tracksuit—he believes the clothing has not evolved. Siebert says his team pours over the details. We want to make it right, so you have staple pieces." Every piece is made for professional tennis and the goal is this is staple clothing." "The nucleus is always going to be tennis," Siebert says. Open, the brand took in 162 online orders during one hour of his match against Novak Djokovic—the embracing of the game has only grown, now including outfitting the Pepperdine men's tennis team, sponsoring tournaments across the world, signing players and coaches and having a presence in high-end resorts and high-level tournaments. Then we want to have other pieces you can wear out and about. Steven Siebert embraced a love of tennis fashion in the 1970s. The brand's Donna Sport line, which fittingly signed tennis player Donna Vekic as its lead ambassador, offers the Italian word for woman, Donna.

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Kilmore tennis juniors visit Melbourne Park - The North Central Review (The North Central Review)

The club last year received funding through Tennis Victoria's ACE Grants Program, allowing 20 players to travel to Melbourne Park to tour Rod Laver Arena, show ...

“Many of the junior players, who had never ventured in the city or travelled on a train, were in awe of the sheer size of Melbourne Park, and all that Melbourne has to offer, especially leading up to the Australian Open,” she said. The ACE Grants Program is aimed at encouraging participation in tennis for underrepresented groups, supporting communities who could experience barriers to accessing tennis and being involved with the sport. Kilmore Tennis Club junior president Claire Gallagher said the players took full advantage of the unique opportunity.

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