Thanks to Alisa for this photo of Janko Tipsarevic’s shoes from sponsor Fila, and to malimeda for the clarification: Jankela means(ish) “Big Bad Janko” and is what the tatted tennis player is called by family and friends.
Other Fila athletes with nicknames on their shoes? Agnes “Agi” Szavay, Marin “Chila” Cilic, and Rainer “Shaker” Schuettler.
(photo by Alisa Carrigan)
September 29, 2008 at 11:17 am |
Does “Chila” mean anything?
September 29, 2008 at 1:12 pm |
Not sure. But I assume it has something to do with his last name….
September 30, 2008 at 1:27 pm |
Jankela sounds like Jankilla.
So that pretty make sense to me
October 4, 2008 at 12:39 am |
“Jankela” …nice nickname. “Chila” doesn’t mean anything, it’s just about his last name:
Cilic – Chila