The NikeCourt Zoom Vapor Cage 4 Rafa "White Binary Blue Red" (DD1579-113) released Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Original retail (2021): $150
Colorway: White/Binary Blue/Chile Red · Style code: DD1579-113 · Release date: August 29, 2021 · Original retail (2021): $150 · Availability: Sold out at retail
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Rafael Nadal's movement destroys shoes. He slides into shots on clay and hard courts alike, dragging the inside edge of the foot, and the wear pattern that produces is concentrated in places a normal tennis shoe does not reinforce. The Vapor Cage 4 Rafa is built around that problem specifically.
The outsole rubber wraps up over the midsole on the medial side rather than stopping at the edge, and the eyestays on that same side are covered so the laces are not the first thing to go. Testers have reported the shoe surviving eighty hours of court time with only a small hole worn through the sole, which is not a normal result in tennis footwear.
The rest is standard performance kit: a forefoot Zoom Air unit for responsiveness and a stiff lateral frame for side-to-side stability.
Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.