Roger Federer told to switch shoes
It appears as though Roger Federer's special orange-soled Nike shoes that were unveiled at Wimbledon will be retired with just 69 minutes of on-court use.
Federer, who won his first-round match against Victor Hanescu in that amount of time, has been asked by Wimbledon officials to not wear the shoes, ESPN.com has confirmed. The story was first reported by the Daily Mail.
After 69 minutes -- the length of his first-round win -- Wimbledon has asked Roger Federer to retire his orange-soled shoes.
Although Wimbledon has an all-white dress code, color on shoes falls into a gray area. Players have, from time-to-time, worn white shoes with spots of color on them without attracting the ire of the All England Club.
On Tuesday, for example, Kevin Anderson beat Oliver Rochus in his first-round match, wearing white shoes with green Lotto logos on them. Besides the orange bottoms, Federer's shoes are virtually all white, save for a gray swoosh and a small gray "RF" logo.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/wimbledon13/story/_/id/9423438/wimbledon-2013-roger-federer-told-not-wear-orange-sole-shoes
Kind of ridiculous...
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