Wmns NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor 11 HC 'Ember Glow'
Colorway: Ember Glow/Noble Red/White · Style code: DR6965-800 · Release date: August 16, 2023 · Price: $1445 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Wmns NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor 11 HC 'Black White' (DR6965-001) · Wmns NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor 11 HC 'White Black' (DR6965-100) · Wmns NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor 11 HC 'White Fuchsia Dream' (DR6965-101) · Wmns NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor 11 HC 'White Kelly Green' (DR6965-102) · Wmns NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor 11 HC 'Cobalt Bliss Cactus' (DR6965-103)
The eleventh Vapor arrived in 2023 to replace the Vapor Pro, and the changes address that shoe's weaknesses directly. The Pro had been extraordinarily light and correspondingly harsh on landings; this one keeps most of the weight advantage while adding stability around the foot and improving the upper's breathability and flex, with a half-bootie construction feeding into the lacing. Reviewers rated it stronger across support, stability and durability than either the Pro or the Vapor X before it. The HC suffix marks the hard court build: the surface that wears tennis shoes out fastest, and therefore the one the outsole compound is designed against. This women's colourway runs an ember glow orange with a deeper red and white through the trim, released in the late summer of 2023, timed for the hard court stretch that closes the tour year.