希威特決意與NIKE拆夥 簽新約將成澳洲頭號體育富翁 2005年07月15日10:51
悉尼15日消息，據澳洲媒體週五報導，希威特的經紀人在大衛斯杯1/4決賽澳大利亞
隊與阿根廷隊的比賽之前稱，澳洲野兔在比賽中將不再身穿NIKE的比賽服出場比賽，同
時他們將結束與後者長達八年的合作關係，同時尋求新的贊助商支援。
據悉，希威特與NIKE的贊助合同在今年溫網結束後到期，儘管NIKE非常希望與這位
世界排名第二的美網和溫網冠軍續約，但是很顯然希威特與他的經紀人對於對方開出的
條件並不滿意，“我們已經決定不再與NIKE合作，並且已經與幾家國際知名的體育服裝
商開始了談判。我想這對萊頓是個非常重要的時刻，NIKE提出的續約方案與我們期望的
目標難以統一。”
如果希威特最終成功改換服裝贊助商東家，他也將成為繼羅迪克之後，又一位世界
頂級選手在今年改換門庭，此前羅迪克與美國本土的Reebok解除了合作關係，轉與法國
的Lacoste簽約，據稱他因此每年將能夠得到高達600萬美金的贊助收入。
從目前的消息來看，Reebok、Puma、Adidas和Fila四家著名品牌正試圖將希威特拉
至自己的門下，不過希威特的球拍贊助商Yonex同樣也有意願簽下澳洲野兔，以幫助自己
擴大在體育服裝行業的影響力。
不過最終的結果怎樣，希威特至少將得到不少於羅迪克水準的贊助收入，而他也很
有可能因此成為澳洲體育界年收入最高的運動員。在澳洲《商業週刊》2004年的統計中
，希威特以1370萬美金的年收入排名第三，高爾夫名將格雷戈-諾曼(1800萬)和利物浦球
星科威爾(1500萬)分列前兩名。
目前NIKE在世界TOP10選手中仍然保有費德勒、納達爾這兩位大牌
Tennis giants bid for Hewitt
Leo Schlink, tennis
15jul05
LLEYTON Hewitt is poised to become Australia's highest-paid sportsman
as a bidding war erupts among the world's leading tennis clothing
manufacturers for the Grand Slam champion's services.
Hewitt will appear today in unbranded gear as the world No. 2 leads
Australia's Davis Cup quarter-final charge against Argentina in Sydney
after deciding not to continue with Nike.
Sponsored by the US giant for the past eight years, Hewitt is being
frantically courted by a string of global heavyweights who view the
24-year-old baseliner as the perfect promotional tool.
Nike is keen for Hewitt to renew his contract, which ended at Wimbledon,
but the South Australian wants a change.
Hewitt is the highest-ranked player to emerge on the open market since
Andy Roddick's switch from Reebok to Lacoste, a transfer which is believed
to have earned the American between $4 million and $6 million a year.
Hewitt's manager Rob Aivatoglou yesterday confirmed Hewitt was considering
approaches from rival manufacturers.
"We have decided to move away from Nike," Aivatoglou said. "We have entered
into discussions with a number of international manufacturers.
"I think it is a really important time for Lleyton and the direction
Nike were looking to take the relationship didn't sit comfortably with
where we wanted to take Lleyton."
Hewitt ranked third in the Business Review Weekly's list of Australia's
top-earning sportspeople in 2004.
Greg Norman's Great White Shark Enterprises ensured the golfer remained
at No. 1 with earnings of $18 million.
Liverpool footballer Harry Kewell was second with an annual return of $15
million with Hewitt next on $13.7 million, a figure that included prizemoney
and endorsements.
Hewitt has already pocketed more than $1.4 million this season in
prizemoney alone.
If Reebok, Puma, adidas or Fila were to back the Australian, the deal
would be worth millions a year.
Most endorsements are performance-linked with bonuses tied to rankings and
tournament achievements.
Already sponsored by racquet company Yonex – which also manufactures
clothes– Hewitt is among the elite players able to command massive
guarantees simply to contest tournaments outside the four majors.
Given Norman's increasingly infrequent forays into the playing arena and
Kewell's injury woes, Hewitt could emerge as Australia's best-paid sportsmen
when he strikes a new clothing deal.
The Wimbledon and US Open winner's management has been constantly sought
out throughout his career with a host of offers, including television
advertisements.
But the Adelaide right-hander has steadfastly rejected proposals which
might have compromised his career.
His burgeoning celebrity, measured in suffocating interest in his imminent
marriage to actress Bec Cartwright, has triggered a fresh wave of commercial
interest.
When news broke of the couple's engagement and Cartwright's pregnancy,
media monitors were staggered at the level of interest in the pair.
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