Customer Reviews ASICS Gel-Challenger® 9

I bought these shoes based on past reviews which mentioned comfort with regards to plantar fasciitis. The reviews were spot on! For the fist time in a year and several pairs of shoes later, my feet didn't hurt when I played. I have never been so happy! I am ordering another pair to rotate. I play 3-4 times a week, and I wear super feet orthotics.

Best shoe I ever had. I have feet problems and with these shoes I can play pickleball for hours without my feet hurting. Bought a second pair and it didn't feel the same. Had to exchange it.

Very comfortable! Great arch support True to size. A little wider than the Nike I usually wear, but still a good fit.

Too wide. I buy Asics running shoes in narrow and they are the best. Asics - please add narrow tennis shoes to your line!

After a few days of breaking in, this is a great shoe. Very supportive and will not get dirty if you have to play on clay. The shoe is much more silver/white than lime but it's just enough to make it cute. I play team doubles 2-3 days/week and my knee and achilles pain are gone with these shoes.

I love this shoe! I had plantar fasciitis for three years until I switched to this shoe. I play 3 to 4 times a week at the 4.0 level and am on my second pair. Great support and played in them right out of the box!

Love this shoe! I'm a 4.0, 4 days a week player and need comfort and support. This shoe has great toe space and has helped my plantar fasciitis. Also looks great!

I am going to order these, just in the next half size up. I am an asics devotee - I ruptured my achilles tendon a year ago and they are the only brand that works for me at this stage of the game - and sometimes 7.5 works, sometimes 8 in this brand. In this case, it's the 8.

I tried the shoes on and it seems to run a bit wide and bit long. With Asics, I usually wear a 6, but the 5.5 seems to be slightly big. It alone wouldn't be reason enough to return it, but I didn't realize there was a floral print on the shoe where there is a metallic silver trim. I don't really like when they add (what seems to me) gratuitous floral designs to women's athletic apparel or footwear. It's not that obvious, but from farther away it makes the floral print look like there is something dirty on the shoes.

I love Asics and heard that they make one of the best tennis shoes. I usually wear a 6.5 or 7, but ordered a 6.5 based on other reviews. They are definitely the right size. They are a bit stiff, but give good support on the court. I'm sure with more wear, they will be perfect.

These shoes are nice looking and very comfortable. They look more like a running shoe than a clunky tennis shoes. They have better padding than others I have worn. Only drawback is they are not as cool as my Nike's have been (they were breathe cages or something like that).

I normally wear a 7.5 in Asics running so I bought an 8 for Tennis. It was too big, then I ordered the 7.5 and its still too big. I assumed you could wear the same size but its not for me. Sadly I need to find another brand.

This tennis shoe is very heavy compared to the other Asics tennis shoes. What you really can't see well in this picture is that the shoe has quite a bit of leather over the toe. I ended up sending it back and getting a different Asics tennis shoe that is more lightweight.

These court shoes have great style but the fit was off for me - oddly on the right foot. The left foot was fine but the right heel rubbed strangely and the top of the right shoe was puckered. Comfort is a necessity for any sport and so these did not work for me unfortunately. Alas! I am still looking for a comfortable shoe for tennis. As for the fit - I ordered both the 7 and the 7.5 (I normally wear a 7 but sometimes in sport shoes have to go up a half size) - no need for on these. The 7.5 was huge and the 7 fit like a 7.5.