Martin wears mismatched socks to raise awareness for Down Syndrome

The Slovakian spent already 15 years as a professional tennis player after turning pro back in 2005. In 2020, the 30-years-old Martin reached his career-high 93rd place in the ATP Ranking. He also played the final at Croatia Open in 2016 against Fabio Fognini but lost to the Italian. Andrej Martin has also 1 victory against a Top 10 players when he defeated Pablo Carreno-Busta back in 2018. Now, he explained the meaning behind his mismatched socks he wears during his matches on Tour.

“I fell in love with this great cause and was thinking of ways to promote it. It’s a small effort from me to start wearing two different socks, but could potentially create a huge positive impact and bring well-deserved attention to Down Syndrome,” Martin said to ATPTour.com. “I realised that because tennis provides publicity and therefore possibly impacts society. I can be very useful to others and provide help.”

“Generally, I don’t like to celebrate specific days symbolising things because I don’t believe that certain things only deserve our attention one day of the year. People with Down Syndrome deserve our attention every day of the year.” Martin said. “I keep getting questions about my socks from people in tennis. That proves they notice it and makes sense to keep wearing them to promote this great cause. If I can keep reminding people about it, I’ll happily do it," said Martin.

“I’ve been collecting experiences from people around me throughout my life and was following advice from my tennis coaches. Now I’m 30, so I felt like it’s time to find ways to be responsible for myself,” Martin said. “I really enjoy relying only on me and focussing on fully discovering my limits, strengths and weaknesses. I like to experiment, even if it goes against conventional ways, and lead by example with my actions and behaviour.”

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