This Sporty Fragrance Smells Just Like A Can Of Freshly Opened Tennis Balls

If you had to imagine a scent inspired by tennis, you might think of one that smelled like fresh-cut grass, tennis whites, and the essence of winners. For this year’s US Open, fragrance D.S. & Durga is taking a more on-the-nose approach to creating an olfactory experience for the sport and using tennis balls as its inspiration.
 
The fresh crack of a new can of tennis balls can be as equally rewarding as scoring against your competitor. D.S. & Durga is taking that exact moment and turning it into something you can smell throughout the day.
 
Interestingly, ‘Crush Balls’ actually does sort of smell like crushed fuzzy yellow balls. It captures the vibe with notes of rubber and glue and tops the fragrance off with other hints of less unorthodox scents, including rosemary, white florals, and, of course, fresh-cut grass.

Overall, it emanates a sharp and woody feeling that will have you fitting not only into the audience at Wimbledon but right onto the court as well.
 
For such a direct approach to capturing the essence of tennis, it surprisingly has a warmer approach and, based on the notes, marries the summer sun and the sport together pretty nicely.
 
If you’d like to see if the fragrance could score a match point against your other more non-tennis-inspired perfumes, you can check it out here, where it is being sold for US$280.
 
 
 
[via Highsnobiety and Bustle, images via D.S. & Durga]