Coco Gauff, New Balance Unveil Modern Vintage '90s Kos Npe Tennis Khau

Lub hnub qub ntaus pob tesniv Coco Gauff nyiam ntau ntawm kev xyaum sau nws kos npe, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum muaj hnub nyoog 18 xyoo tau nce mus rau No. 11 hauv WTA ntiaj teb qeb duas. Yog li, nws tsis yog ib qho kev dhia loj thaum Gauff xav tau kom tau txais daim ntawv sau npe tsis zoo rau tus nplaig ntawm nws cov khau ntaus pob tesniv kos npe, Lub Yim Hli 26 tso tawm New Balance Coco CG1.

"Tau lees paub, kuv tau siv nws ntau zaus dua li yav dhau los, yog li tsuas yog ob peb sim," nws hais txog kev ua kom muaj kev kos npe rau lub khau ntaub. "Kuv tsis xav xav ntau dhau thiab tom qab ntawd nws yog nyob ntawm New Balance tus tsim qauv los koom nrog nws txoj hauv kev thiab kuv nyiam qhov nws tig tawm. Kuv vam tias lwm tus yuav ua ib yam. "

Thiab nws tsis yog hais txog tus nplaig kos npe xwb. Nws tab tom tham txog ib qho ntawm cov thev naus laus zis tshaj plaws rau pem hauv ntej khau ntaus pob tesniv tuaj rau kev lag luam, tag nrho nrog qhov txawv ntawm 90s vibe.

Hauv kev ua kis las uas ua rau cov khau kos npe nrov tshaj li tsib xyoos dhau los, NB Coco CG1 tsuas yog qhov thib ob kos npe rau khau ntaus pob tesniv rau tus neeg ncaws pob tam sim no hauv kev ua si (Roger Federer muaj lwm yam). Qhov kos npe tsis yog ib feem sib txawv rau qhov kev ua si niaj hnub no, nrog rau qhov siab nruab nrab, retro aesthetic thiab carbon fiber phaj, txhua lub ntsiab ntawm Coco CG1 siv qhov kev xav tshiab ntawm cov khau ntaus pob tesniv.

Gauff hais tias "Nws yog kev npau suav tiag tiag uas tuaj yeem muab kuv lub cim rau ntawm qhov kev ua si nrog New Balance thiab cia siab tias yuav txhawb ntau tiam neeg tom ntej," Gauff hais. "Kuv zoo siab heev uas tau pom tias tib neeg hnav cov khau no li cas, hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub tsev hais plaub."

Tus Txheej Txheem Tsim

Txhawj ua kos npe nrog New Balance nyob rau hauv 2018 thaum muaj hnub nyoog 14 thiab nws tam sim ntawd sawv mus rau sab sauv ntawm kev ua si nawv-nws tau ua si ntawm Wimbledon's Center Court hauv 2019 thaum muaj hnub nyoog 15-muab New Balance vim li cas thiaj pib xav loj. Tus qauv kos npe tau ob xyoos hauv kev tsim, ntau qhov kev txiav txim siab ua kev zoo siab rau Gauff lub neej yav tom ntej tshaj nws yav dhau los.

Evan Zader, New Balance lub taub hau ntawm kev lag luam ntaus pob tesniv kev lag luam, hais tias lawv tsis ua cov khau kos npe me ntsis, tab sis raws li lub hom lag luam uas txaus siab rau nws tus kheej ntawm kev sib txawv ntawm qhov chaw, khau kos npe ntawm poj niam ncaws pob hauv ntaus pob tesniv haum rau pwm. "Peb tau saib lub sijhawm no kom nkag mus rau hauv qeb uas tsis muaj kev kos npe thiab muaj tus poj niam ua tus thawj coj," nws hais. “Nws tso peb rau lwm qhov chaw thiab muab nws tso rau lwm qhov chaw. Peb tab tom txhim kho qhov nws yuav mus thiab tsis yog qhov nws tau ua, siv qhov ntawd los ua qhov chaw pib. "

NTXIV: Zaum Nrog Coco Gauff

Ib yam li cov khau kos npe, Coco CG1 pib nrog Gauff. Josh Wilder, tus thawj tswj khoom ntaus pob tesniv New Balance hais tias, "Nrog rau cov khoom kos npe, koj taug kev nrog ib qho slate dawb paug. "Peb yuav tsis thawb qhov no rau koj lossis ua rau koj ua qhov no. Nws zaum hauv ib chav thiab ntawm Zoom hu thiab nug, 'Koj xav tau dab tsi?' thiab 'Peb muaj dab tsi ua haujlwm zoo tshaj rau koj?'

Tias yog vim li cas New Balance tsis pib nrog lub silhouette, lawv coj nws cov lus tawm tswv yim thiab tsim cov silhouette tshiab.

Cov txheej txheem pib nrog lub rooj sib tham tsis pom kev, tau txais tag nrho cov New Balance designers nyob rau hauv tib chav nrog Gauff, uas coj nws tsev neeg thiab ib tug phooj ywg, thiab nyob ib ncig ntawm lawv muaj peev xwm kev tshoov siab, los ntawm cov magazine cutouts rau cov ntaub ntawv mus rau xim. Wilder hais tias, "Nws yog qhov khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob khoob

Thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov uas lub tswv yim ntawm vintage nrog ib tug niaj hnub twist los ntawm, featuring ib tug hnav vintage nruab nrab-sab saum toj ntawm lub platform uas muaj technology.

"Tsuas muaj qee yam tso tawm ntawm cov xim palettes thiab sib xyaw ntawm cov qauv hauv lub sijhawm ntawd uas ib txwm sawv tawm rau kuv," Gauff hais. "Kuv nyiam muab cov kev hloov tshiab niaj hnub no rau cov ntsiab lus 90s thiab nws zoo heev uas pom nws rov qab los nrog kuv tiam neeg hauv ntau txoj hauv kev."

Lub zeem muag lub rooj sib tham thiab kev sib tham nrog Gauff tseem tuaj. Los ntawm lub rooj sib tham loj ntawm New Balance lub hauv paus hauv paus hauv Boston rau nws txiv qhov khoob Delray Beach, Florida, bar kaw los ntawm kev sib kis, kev ua haujlwm tom qab thiab tshawb nrhiav cov ntaub ntawv thiab xim tseem txuas ntxiv.

Zader hais tias "Cov txiaj ntsig peb tau txais los ntawm qhov ntawd tseem ceeb heev raws li kev nkag siab rau tus neeg ncaws pob uas peb tsis tau muaj ua ntej," Zader hais. “Thaum koj saib daim ntawv kos npe, koj yuav tsum tau ua nqe lus. Coco yog tus uas hais tias nws xav hnav ib nrab, thiab peb dhia ntawm lub sijhawm. Thaum koj muab nws tso rau ntawm phab ntsa lossis lub vev xaib, nws yuav tawm tam sim ntawd. Qhov ntawd yog qhov kev taw qhia nws xav mus rau hauv thiab nws ua raws li qhov peb tau mus los ntawm kev siv tshuab thiab hom kev xav. "

Cov txheej txheem yog ib feem zoo nkauj tsim, ib feem technology thiab ib feem haum. Gauff tau tshwm sim thoob plaws hauv ntau qhov kev ntsuas kev hnav, suav nrog kev sib tham hauv Boston College, tweaking qhov kev ua tau zoo.

Gauff hais tias "Kuv xav tias kuv tab tom kawm txhua hnub thiab sim ua kom nyob twj ywm hauv lub sijhawm rau txhua yam," Gauff hais. “Kuv xav tias kuv tau coj qee qhov kev paub dhau los. Kuv tau pom New Balance hloov zuj zus tuaj hauv kuv lub sijhawm luv luv thiab kuv zoo siab tias lawv tau qhib rau kuv cov tswv yim thiab hnov ​​​​kuv tiam neeg nyiam. "

lub Technology

Lub Coco CG1 tau dhau los ua ib qho ntawm thawj cov khw muag khoom-ntaus khau ntaus pob tesniv kom muaj cov pa roj carbon fiber ntau. Wilder hais tias "Carbon fiber tau yog ib qho ntawm cov khoom xyaw mystical hauv ntau tus qauv tshwj xeeb ncaws pob," Wilder hais. "Raws li cov pa roj carbon fiber tau nkag mus rau qhov chaw khiav hauv xyoo dhau los, qhov ntawd yog ib feem loj ntawm qhov peb xav ua hauv kev ntaus pob tesniv. Ib qho kev sib tw me ntsis yog qhov peb ua kom nws ua haujlwm rau ntaus pob tesniv tshwj xeeb. "

Lub hom phiaj ntawm pab pawg tsim kho tshiab tau tsim ntau lub footbeds nrog sib txawv geometries, tweaking kom txog thaum nws ua hauj lwm nrog lub lateral txav ntawm kev ua si nawv, noj plaub lub ntsiab lus kawg mus rau ib tug haum xeem nrog Gauff. Kev tsaws ntawm qhov kev daws teeb meem kawg yog "Eureka lub sijhawm" rau pab pawg khoom, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nrog Gauff hais tias nws ua rau nws muaj kev nkag siab zoo.

Wilder hais tias Lub Zog Arc thev naus laus zis yog cov pa roj carbon fiber ntau uas cuam tshuam nrog lub softer FuelCell ua npuas ncauj, tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv cov roj hmab nrog cov tswv yim midsole voids "cia cov pa roj carbon fiber rov qab los muab lub zog koj xav tau rau kev sib tw marathon koj yuav ua si."

Gauff hais tias "Kuv nyiam ua kom tawg ntawm lub tsev hais plaub, yog li lub zog tshiab Arc thiab FuelCell ua ke ua rau kuv muaj kev xav zoo heev uas tau xis nyob thiab hnov ​​​​zoo heev," Gauff hais. "Kuv ua siab ncaj xav tias nws yuav pab kuv lub peev xwm ntaus pob siab thiab nyob twj ywm tshiab."

Cov thev naus laus zis saum toj kawg nkaus ntawm $ 170 unisex khau siv cov xim tshwj xeeb thaiv qhov nrov hauv 90s, tab sis nrog FitWeave Lite thev naus laus zis qiv los ntawm pab pawg ntaus pob thiab pom ntawm qhov tsis ntev los no tso tawm TWO WXY V2. Thaum ntxov, Gauff tau kos rau cov ntaub ntawv translucent thiab FitWeave Lite muaj tib qhov translucency.

Gauff hais tias, "Qhov style no yog tsim los muab qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv kev ntaus pob tesniv tab sis tuaj yeem hnav tawm hauv tsev hais plaub thiab. Kev muaj koob meej yuav zoo heev, tab sis kuv vam tias nws tuaj yeem txhawb cov menyuam yaus kom siv zog ua lawv qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv txhua yam uas lawv nyiam thiab tawm hauv tsev hais plaub. "

Tus Kheej Kov

Gauff tau koom nrog hauv cov txheej txheem raws li txhua tus neeg ncaws pob Zader tau pom. Nws hais tias "Nws koom nrog ntau yam tsis yog kev tshoov siab nkaus xwb, tab sis kev tawm tswv yim," nws hais. "Nws tau koom nrog thiab nws tau sim txhua qhov sib txawv ntawm sab saum toj mus rau hauv qab, muab cov lus qhia ncaj qha. Nws kev tshoov siab coj cov khau no, thiab nws cov lus teb yog qhov peb tau mus rau qhov chaw no. "

Nrog kev koom tes los ntawm tus kheej kov. Lub Coco CG1 nta ib pob basketball ntawm sab laug pob taws thiab taug qab spike ntawm lub pob taws sab xis sawv cev rau nws niam nws txiv txoj kev ua kis las. Cov ntiv taw sab xis suav nrog cov lus hais los ntawm nws txiv, Corey Gauff, hais tias "Koj tuaj yeem hloov lub ntiaj teb nrog koj lub racket" thiab tus ntiv taw sab laug suav nrog kev tswj hwm ntawm Pompey Park, qhov chaw nws loj hlob ua si ntaus pob tesniv.

Gauff hais tias "Peb tau tham ntau txog kuv tsev neeg thiab pom cov (thooj) tuaj rau hauv lub neej hauv khau yog ib qho ntawm qhov zoo siab tshaj plaws rau kuv," Gauff hais. Nws tus kheej tus qauv txawm suav nrog nws tus tij laug cov npe ntawm cov khau khiab rau qhov kawg uas nws pom ua ntej nws mus rau hauv lub tsev hais plaub.

Pompey Park muab kev sib txuas muaj zog rau Gauff rau ntaus pob tesniv thiab nws khau. Nws lub tsev hais plaub thaum yau nrog lub Little League baseball teb uas muaj npe tom qab nws yawg nyob ze, lub tiaj ua si yog lub npe ntawm kev tshaj tawm xim, Pompey. Pompey tsim qauv xim cov neeg tsim qauv siv thoob plaws hauv cov txheej txheem. Wilder hais tias "Qhov ntawd yog cov xim uas nws tau hnov ​​​​zoo heev thaum ntxov," Wilder hais. "Peb yuav tsum coj nws mus rau kev lag luam thiab thawj zaug nws pom cov khau khiab ua ke yog nyob rau hauv cov xim ntawd. Peb nthuav tawm nws rau nws ntawm Pompey Park, nws tsuas yog qhov tshwj xeeb rau nws. "

Tab sis muaj ntau qhov kev npaj rau Coco CG1. Twb tau New Balance tau tshaj tawm - tab sis tsis qhia tawm - DigiCoco colorway rau US Qhib. Thiab muaj cov khau kos npe tiag tiag nrog cov xim sib txawv palette qhib lub sijhawm rau nws lub taub hau-rau-ntiv taw ntawm cov khoom siv hauv tsev hais plaub. Cia siab tias cov xim tseem ceeb, slam colorways thiab classic colourways mus rau pem hauv ntej.

Gauff hais tias, "Muaj ntau yam xim tseem tuaj," Gauff hais. "Kuv nyiam lub sijhawm kuv tau nrog pab neeg tsim, Kuv nyuam qhuav ntsib nrog lawv tsis ntev los no thiab peb tau tshuaj xyuas qee qhov qauv tshiab, yog li kuv zoo siab los khaws qhov tshiab no."

Cov piv txwv tshiab ntawm Coco CG1 yuav txuas ntxiv mus rau xyoo 2023, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog raws li New Balance ua si nrog qhov sib npaug ntawm kev tsim hauv tsev hais plaub thiab kev thov rov hais dua hauv tsev hais plaub. "Zuag qhia tag nrho," Wilder hais tias, "nws yog qhov tsis zoo ntawm peb cov thev naus laus zis zoo tshaj plaws thiab qhov no yog vintage niaj hnub tech tiag tiag."

Gauff tuaj yeem tau tshaj tawm CG1 ntawm lub tsev hais plaub, tab sis nws paub tias nws kos npe yuav muaj lub neej sab nraum nws txhais taw lossis lub tsev hais plaub ntaus pob tesniv. Nws hais tias, "Kuv dhau ntawm kev txo hwj chim," nws hais tias, "los ntawm lub sijhawm los tsim cov khau, yog li kuv yuav kua muag tsuas yog pom nws ntawm tib neeg ko taw."