Ashleigh Barty talks Fila and Bjorn Borg
Following her 6-3 6-3 win over American Jessica Pegula, World No. 8 Ashleigh Barty answered questions regarding her brand new fashion sported on the court.
“I don't mind it,” said the Australian about her Fila black-and-white striped outfit that makes heads turn. “I think it looks pretty good against the clay, as well. It's obviously Diego [Schwartzman] and I wearing this line from Fila, which is pretty exciting. They've kind of released it sporadically over the year.
But very cool. I think it pops. There's a bit of black going around, as well, with a lot of the girls are in black and in darker colors, and it always look good against the red clay.”
Barty, who had seemed to prefer more sober designs until now, confessed her first impression regarding her French Open outfit, “I picked it up and I was like, Oh, yeah. This is -- wow.
But obviously when I put it on, it's not as out there as I thought it would be. But I'm happy to wear whatever. It's comfortable, so I'm good to go.”
When Bjorn Borg was brought into the conversation, the Aussie explained how she relates to him, “Oh, I think anytime that you have a legend of the sport with links to apparel or your rackets, or whatever it is, there's a link in a way. And I think obviously Björn was with Fila for I think his whole career, and it's very much a big part of the Fila family we have now.
There are a lot of us walking around wearing Fila, and it's pretty good to know that we've had a legend wearing the same kit as us as well.”
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VXSKWm
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