Andy Murray, the winner of both Wimbledon and the Us Open, has finally made a career changing decision. No, it does not involve the choice to bring a female coach onto his team, pushing out his former coach, Dani Vallverdu into the arms of rival Tomas Berdych, but a change in brands. The Scottish number one has been signed with Adidas since 2009, but talk about Murray switching brands has been swirling around the tennis world for the past few months. It is rumoured they refused to budge with fellow Britain, Laura Robson, as she signed with Nike earlier this year.
Andy has signed on with Under Armour for the next 5 years, where he will most likely finish his career in their brand. The terms about their contract have not been discussed, although it is known that it was worth $25 million.
Going forward I think it was a good move by Andy, as I dreaded to see what Adidas would put him in next. Hopefully Under Armour does a better job with his outfits, as he prepares for the 2015 tennis season.
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Under Armour tweeted this photo, confirming their partnership
four hours ago (12.30.2014). |
