K-SWISS HYPERCOURT EXPRESS 2 Junior Tennis Shoe

The K-Swiss Clay Court Sole is designed with versatility in mind, often incorporating features that make it suitable for multi-court use. While it is optimized for the unique demands of clay courts—where traction and grip are critical—it also offers performance benefits on other surfaces, such as hard courts and indoor courts.

Here are some key aspects of the K-Swiss Multi-Court Clay Sole:

1. Tread Pattern: The sole typically features a modified herringbone pattern, which provides excellent traction on clay by helping to prevent slipping while also allowing for easy movement and quick pivots. This same tread pattern is effective on hard courts, offering a stable grip without excessive wear.

2. Durability: K-Swiss designs the multi-court sole with durable rubber compounds that withstand the abrasiveness of both clay and hard courts, ensuring that the shoes last longer across different surfaces.

3. Versatile Traction: While it is designed for clay, the sole also balances the need for both grip and slide. This makes it ideal for players who regularly switch between surfaces. The grip provides support for hard courts, while its ability to slide slightly on clay (without losing control) helps on softer, slower surfaces.

4. Comfort and Support: The sole’s construction is typically paired with cushioning technology in the midsole, ensuring comfort and protection regardless of the court type. This gives players the flexibility to use the shoes across multiple types of courts without sacrificing comfort or performance.

Key to playing your best tennis is getting the perfect fit in a TENNIS SHOE,  and at PURE RACKET SPORT you can shop from a great selection of specialist footwear from the TOP BRANDS in Tennis Shoes.   Choice of shoe is a personal decision and will depend on your style of play, the surface you play on and your type of feet.     Our large shop carries all the choice you need and we are on hand to advise and support you – 7 days a week.   Free customer car park at the entrance to our Farnham shop.

K-Swiss was founded in 1966 in Los Angeles by Swiss brothers Art and Ernie Brunner. They became interested in tennis after emigrating to the United States. Bitten by the tennis bug they searched everywhere for a pair of stylish, durable and comfortable shoes to play in. Unable to find what they were looking for they soon realised there was an opportunity in the market and set out to create their own tennis specific footwear. The name K-Swiss was inspired by the local kids and their European homeland – The ‘K’ in their name came from the word Kalifornia which was used as a slang name for California in the 1960’s. This was simply added to the brother’s nationality – Swiss !  . The Brunner’s proceeded to import leather tennis shoes from the Swiss shoe manufacturer Kuenzli. 

Their creation, the K-Swiss Classic was the world’s first all-leather tennis shoe. Their design inspiration came from the three-piece upper of a 1960’s ski boot, five side bindings and a five D-ring shoelace system. These three features made a boot perform better for the crucial lateral movement of skiing. With tennis players needing exactly the same aggressive side-to-side movement support from their footwear, K-Swiss quickly became a staple on tennis courts across the US and beyond.  It quickly gained worldwide acclaim and became a style statement both on and off the court, worn casually in country clubs and just as fashionably on city streets.

 In 1987 Steven Nichols, raised over 116million and bought K-Swiss to become CEO.  More than 50 years later, K-Swiss footwear design principals have always remained true to their heritage – making premium tennis shoes for on-court performance and off-court style. Currently the  brand is owned by Chinese sports equipment manufacturing company Xtep.